| i've argued this with people aswell. Honestly if you didnt have diabetis and you produced insulin like your body is supposed to you wouldnt watch your carbs would you, NO. So why do it now. People think that taking insulin is the problem, its not, its the freakin answer. Diabetis just means that you natural insulin pump doesnt function so you have to manually inject your insulin.
When somone without "d" eats the body naturally adjust to what they ate, carbs or protein, whatever. We (being "d") just have to manually adjust our insulin when we inject. Thus, there is not difference and you dont have to restrict your carbs what-so-ever. Just make sure you're covered by your insulin appropriately and you're fine.
Many many many med school professor teach this in their classes but people still dont understand it. I had this conversation with my cousin this week at thanksgiving dinner. She actually had to back me up against my dad in the arguement. He's not "d" and tries to act like he knows what he's talking about.
Manually injecting insulin, only difference is in the enjection device. All you have to know right there. Either your pancrease(spelling) or a needle, both the same outcome, just a little more math to work out on the manual injection part. /thread.
Good question though, Im sure many people think this but dont want to ask with fear of people thinking badly of them for not restricting their carbs.  | 
