Does low carbing cause Insulin resistance?

[Deleted member 21371]

LOL! Don't worry! As I said, it's normal.

If I were to rely on anything I personally produced I'd be starving now... tomato plants are still tiny as are the runner bean plants... and anyway, I do like a bit more variety than just those veg!

Very true.
I liked to let meetings I chaired run, (after we sorted out business) there were sometimes that giant leap from an odd comment.
I hear you on the tomatoes!
Beans, they are still underground as well.

 

[Leadinglights]

LOL! Don't worry! As I said, it's normal.

If I were to rely on anything I personally produced I'd be starving now... tomato plants are still tiny as are the runner bean plants... and anyway, I do like a bit more variety than just those veg!

Excited to pick my first 3 strawberries from my polytunnel. Everything is at least 3 weeks behind where it should be.

 

[AndBreathe]

I see where you are coming from there. Surely physiological insulin resistance only kicks in when the body enters ketosis for a period of time.

I wonder if this video might be helpful for some.

 

[Deleted member 25429]

I am 2 years down the line with my low carbing. I probably have 50-70g carbs a day.
I have openly spoken about my poor relationship with food, comfort eating and sugar addiction prediagnosis and for me cutting the carbs has given me back a lot of control because I no longer crave the carbs/sugar anymore and I feel so much fitter and healthier eating this way. I have no interest in going keto. It is too restrictive for me and I am not organized enough, but avoiding high carb foods or keeping portion size of them to a minimum is simple enough that I don't have to do much planning or thinking for it. I would only very rarely have a meal containing as much as 50g carbs but I am pretty good at timing my bolus to prevent spikes now that I have Libre. Protein tends to be the complication for me as my levels drift upwards 2 hours after a meal so I have to remember to jab for that later.

I have not noticed any increase in insulin resistance during that time and nothing else so far which would discourage me from continuing to eat this way because it feels right for me and has given me back control over my eating disorder, even if others might consider that my low carb diet may itself be an eating disorder. I guess I am an all or nothing girl!

This is exactly what I do low carb and protein cuts in about five hours later . I’ve lost all the weight I want to and maintained that . Diabetes has made me look at food in a much more healthy way

 

[Bloden]

Does anyone remember @DeusXM (I think that was his forum name)? He’s a type 1 whose diet / philosophy is extremely low carb (almost no carb, I think). He once reported that he was quite markedly insulin resistant as a result of low low carbing.

Just thought I’d mention him...haven’t seen him on here for a long time. 🙂

 

[grovesy]

Does anyone remember @DeusXM (I think that was his forum name)? He’s a type 1 whose diet / philosophy is extremely low carb (almost no carb, I think). He once reported that he was quite markedly insulin resistant as a result of low low carbing.

Just thought I’d mention him...haven’t seen him on here for a long time. 🙂

I have not him seen post in a long time.

 

[helli]

I've seen this thread for a few days and avoided it but today my curiosity got the better of me.

I don't eat low carb but as with most people with Type 1 I am more conscious of my carbs than most people and basically, it varies hugely.
Like some others, I have chosen to learn to eat what I want and how to dose insulin for it. I make mistakes sometimes but I know how to correct them and they have never been huge mistakes and when there are so many things which can affect my blood sugar levels which I am not willing/able to compromise on (stress, exercise, vaccinations, ...) I have chosen not to obsess by the food part because I know I will be disappointed.
Bernstein was mentioned - one of his techniques for women to manage their blood sugars is that we should all go on the pill because our hormones make it too difficult.

The other thing that has been touched on is the impact of protein. I can only comment from a Type 1 perspective. I find Low carb, high protein meals very difficult to bolus for. I tried but found, in the absence of carbs, protein increases my blood sugars. But in a different way to carbs and in a different way to each other. Protein blood sugar rises are later than (most carb) ones and the affect of 100g of salmon is different to the affect of 100g of prawns which is different to 100g of nuts and different to a 3 egg omelette (I never weighed the eggs). So I would need to remember the different insulin to protein ratio for every different type of protein.

Finally, I can have days when I eat over 200g of carbs and almost certainly have days when I eat over 2000 calories (although I never measure that) but i have days when I eat a lot less and most days burn off most of what I consume.

 

[PattiEvans]

@helli you clearly know what you are doing and what suits you. TBH I have never really read Bernstein but the idea of women being constantly on the pill, despite the health risks is insane! Fortunately, at 75 my hormones are long gone.

I'm usually very good at knowing how much to add on for protein if I am having a low carb meal... I would find it difficult to eat 200g carb though. I have such a small appetite. Yesterday we were invited to some friends for lunch. The starter was a chicken caesar salad with a few croutons. I didn't eat the croutons. The size of it was as much as I would eat for a main course usually! Then we had new potatoes, asparagus and poached salmon. I couldn't manage all the salmon. The dessert I had about 2 mouthfuls and hubby ate my portion up, but it was followed by a cheese board. I did have some cheese with a piece of french bread.... I felt awful that I couldn't finish a single course in it's entirety. Nor did I eat anything else for the rest of the day! I'm sure if 70ish grams of carb left me hungry I'd soon deal with the resultant insulin requirements.