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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Eating With Diabetes

1) Type 1 -- NOT curable OR reversible. Period. No carbs? That won't work for any Type 1 who’s physically active. Which is far more people than you and most doctors realize.

2) Type 2 -- too many misconceptions and biases here to even list.

Bottom-line, there is no silver bullet for either T1D or Type 2. They are complex diseases, only partially understood, that require 24/7 attention to myriad factors to successfully manage. And even then, you don't always get the A1C you want.

How many of the self-appointed experts here are actually deeply knowledgeable about, say, the biochemistry of energy balance and metabolism in Type 1 and Type 2?...OR actually have and live with either Type 1 or Type 2?

Frankly, if you're not an expert and/or diabetic -- shut up, you're in the peanut gallery.

Educate yourself via the many Facebook groups of T1 & Type 2 people who actively manage their diabetes -- some with carbs, some with fewer, depending on their specific situation and goals.

You'll be shocked to find that it's possible to be at a healthy weight AND active AND intentional about what you eat AND med-compliant-- and STILL HAVE Type 2.

(You'll also learn that people like most of the commenters here are the biggest source of annoyance for empowered Type 1s and Type 2s. The second biggest source of annoyance? CDEs, RDs, and docs.)