I broke my plan (food & t1 diabetes!)

fitchick37

I fancied a slice of white toast and peanut butter for breakfast, half an hour later I feel bloated, uncomfortable and horrible and then a while later I realised I'd got it totally wrong and over bolused for the old T1 diabetes and found myself going hypo out on a 12km walk on a country lane in the middle of no where on my own. Luckily was prepared. Lesson learned with the bread!

Any other type 1s about? I'm not totally cutting carbs but aiming to keep below 100 per day, some days it happens, some days it doesn't. I've about 100 pounds to lose in total. I was diagnosed just before my 1st birthday many years ago!
Michelle

kpk54

Tagging @midwesterner85 who is TD1.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

Yes, also a type 1. I try to avoid carbs entirely, but have glucose tablets if I get low. My worst was a marathon in Oct. last year. I went out too fast and ended up dropping from 180's to 50 in the first 3 miles. Despite eating glucose tablets I was carrying, bananas, and oranges from aid stations, I stayed in the 50's for most of the rest of the first half... though was able to keep going. I had a Gu pack at an aid station around mile 9, and was back up over 100 by mile 11 or 12. All of this really tired me out and I just couldn't keep the pace up. There was a lot of walking, especially in the 2nd half. I finished, but it ended up taking about 6 hrs.

For me, it is easiest to just not have foods with carbs available. Allowing a little bit of carbs for me is like allowing an alcoholic just 1 drink. We all know it won't stop at just 1.

canadjineh

Tagging @Sunny_Bunny_ whose daughter is T1. She's a great resource!

fitchick37

midwesterner85 wrote: »

Yes, also a type 1. I try to avoid carbs entirely, but have glucose tablets if I get low. My worst was a marathon in Oct. last year. I went out too fast and ended up dropping from 180's to 50 in the first 3 miles. Despite eating glucose tablets I was carrying, bananas, and oranges from aid stations, I stayed in the 50's for most of the rest of the first half... though was able to keep going. I had a Gu pack at an aid station around mile 9, and was back up over 100 by mile 11 or 12. All of this really tired me out and I just couldn't keep the pace up. There was a lot of walking, especially in the 2nd half. I finished, but it ended up taking about 6 hrs.

For me, it is easiest to just not have foods with carbs available. Allowing a little bit of carbs for me is like allowing an alcoholic just 1 drink. We all know it won't stop at just 1.

I honestly don’t know how I’d manage mine on no carbs, I’m ok having reduced and cleaning up my diet for it. Last year I was totally out of control feeding stress and yo-yoing all over the place. Starting gently with shifting a bit of weight and getting hba1c under 7 and then I’ll look at cleaning the carbs up more. Slow steps to start!

Sunny_Bunny_

I think you need to buckle down and be willing to do more. You’re wavering by trying to keep carbs in your life. They will only steal your health from you. They simply aren’t worth it.
Dr Bernstein recommends 6g carbs for breakfast, 6g for lunch and 12g for dinner. He doesn’t care if you have a sweet tooth. He cares about your health. If you’re concerned about health, you need to pull the sweet tooth. You don’t need carbs.
Cutting carbs makes you more insulin sensitive. You will require less insulin in time. That’s probably how you over bolused. Being insulin sensitive is a good thing.
100 pounds to lose... that’s not a small thing. Will take more than small changes. Needs big changes. Needs big commitment.
Then you’ll get big results.