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Old 11-20-2006, 01:07 AM
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I would suggest that you need to reduce carbs further if you want to avoid BG spikes, not increase them. But you need to replace the calories from carbs with calories from fat. So, for example, replace toast/cereal for breakfast with eggs/sausages. You won't lose calories but impact on BG will be minimised.
Low carb & high fat/protein has worked for me, my honeymoon phase has been going 2 1/2 years so far, using metformin, no insulin yet......

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Apparently the honeymoon can be extended indefinitely in this way. But it is a limited window of opportunity .......
Not sure about this - T1/1.5 is a progressive disease, right? The low carb approach seems to work for some, but unless you so something about the antibodies knocking out the pancreas, you can't stop the disease totally.
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