Interesting question. I think the answer is No, but I would like to talk about this for a bit.
Type 2 diabetes:
- I have type 2 diabetes, I eat a low carb, high fat diet to lower my insulin levels.
- If I overeat on a LCHF diet, ie eat more fat than my body is able to burn, it is still possible to gain weight - because - I still have insulin in my system.
- Why do I still gain weight? I am told that even though my insulin levels are low enough to allow body fat to re-enter the blood stream, there is enough insulin in my blood stream to move excessive fats back into my fat stores.
- It is definitely worth noting that insulin carries nutrients to my muscles and organ, so I would be wrong to think of it as only a fat storage hormone.
Type 1 diabetes:
- there is one thing that I am not sure of: if untreated, is insulin totally non existent? or are there also type 1 diabetes where insulin is present in insufficient amounts? I think if we understood this, it would be easy to make some generalizations on how to treat it.
- if there is insulin but in insufficient amounts, then I think a general strategy of LCHF would work to 1) reduce the need for insulin to regulate blood glucose, and 2) increase your odds of having sufficient insulin to deliver the vitally needed nutrients to your body.
- in essence, you would be partially treating type 1 diabetes without meds, and using meds to meet your full insulin needs.
my opinion:
- unfortunately, without insulin meds, insufficient is insufficient no matter what is eaten, so the above might be a recipe for healthier living but to is not a recipe for treating type 1 diabetes.
if I take a step back, and look at this from a distance, I think a healthy diet and exercise is a good recommendation for everyone. Especially for diabetes - both t1 and t2 - because we are higher risks for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, etc.
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BTW, my son was born in Calgary, and I grew up south of Banff. Now I live in Nova Scotia about a day drive south of RSFletcher in PEI. Ron, one of these days I would like to buy you a coffee( or maybe just a water - lol) I don't care if our first meeting was two strangers not knowing what to say because I think it will be an honor to meet you.