Make sure to pick up your diabetes cupcake today

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[–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you are having a hypoglycemic emergency, sure. But the more fundamental point is if you don't eat food that spikes blood glucose your insulin won't be going crazy and you won't have hypoglycemic emergencies.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    That's fairly common for a type 1

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago*

    You might be interested in reading Dr. Bernstein's type 1 Diabetes solution book - his whole philosophy was keep the inputs low (ketogenic), requiring small doses of insulin, makes excursions very small and manageable - plus he goes into the different insulin types and how modern food doesn't match the natural insulin response curve, it's fascinating

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