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    Home » Recipes » Low-Carb For Diabetes

    Diary Of A Diabetic Kid + VIDEO

    Published: Apr 1, 2016· Modified: May 17, 2022· By Libby Jenkinson May contain affiliate links.

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    Low-carb for diabetes - why you need to avoid insulin resistance

    What an awesome video diary/documentary of a diabetic kid, and interviews with other young diabetics. He talks about how he was diagnosed, what he was told to eat and how he turned his control around by ignoring the guidelines.

    Their common question is why are diabetics continued to be told to eat what you like, then medicate for it?

    "Let food be thy medicine - Hippocrates"

    The problem with the current advice is that you have to calculate your carbs, variables and quantities then try and calculate your insulin. This has incredible room for error at every step of each calculation and administration.

    Remember the law of small numbers. Eat low carb, requires less insulin, which will result in less and smaller errors. The more carbs you eat the more variability there is. The more insulin you require, the increased risk if insulin resistance.

    Diagram showing how to use low-carb for diabetes

    Hanna Boethuis - T1 and diabetes expert

    • "it's not a solution, it's covering up the real problem".
    • "I tried and I failed, I tried and I failed, I tried and I failed, following the guidelines I got from my doctors, because they are supposed to know?"
    • "if you want stable blood sugars and not have to correct every 3 hours, then eat because you're low, then correct again because you ate too much"
    • "even people who can produce they own insulin it isn't good to eat this much sugar and carbs, then why should I who cannot produce any insulin eat 60% carbs with every meal"
    • "my total insulin I use each day is one third of my previous basal rate"

    Further Reading ::

    •  Gabriel's Diabetic Kitchen, where he helps other diabetic kids manage their diabetes the low carb way.
    • Read Dr Bernstein's Diabetic solution
    • Low carb for diabetes article written by Kelley Pounds RN, Certified Diabetes Educator.
    • TypeOneGrit – join their community Facebook page. They are parents who follow Dr Bernstein’s low carb approach to stabilise their diabetic kid's blood glucose control.
    • Diabetic University – watch Dr Bernstein’s series of videos to learn how to gain control and achieve normal blood sugars.
    • Further videos – Dr Sarah Hallberg – reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines
    • Recipes – for all your low carb recipes which have no sugars, no grains and are wholesome real ingredients, take a look at our recipe finder. When you ditch the carbs, you are opened up to a whole new world of real food. Eating healthy low carb food is an important part of effective diabetes management. Start today and make a change for tomorrow.
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    I'm Libby Jenkinson MPS. A registered pharmacist, Health Coach, Cert.Adv Nutrition, mother of 3 and founder of Ditch The Carbs and Low-Carb Practitioners.

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    Comments

    1. Pam MacKenzie

      November 07, 2019 at 2:22 pm

      Have you heard Gary Fettke (spelling may be incorrect!) talk about it, Libby. He is good too. 🙂

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        November 08, 2019 at 12:49 pm

        Gary Fettke is amazing and leading the way in so many circles. How unfortunate the recent battle he had to endure with the medical authorities and the establishment just so he could continue to offer low-carb as an adjunct therapy to his orthopaedic patients. He is amazing and so is his wife Belinda.

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    2. happyhealthylowcarb

      March 17, 2017 at 11:42 am

      Thanks Libby - i have been T1D for 17 years, and recently discovered the fascinating benefits of ditching the carbs. Couldn't have done it without your website! xx Lauren

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        March 17, 2017 at 4:52 pm

        Hey Lauren that's is wonderful. Are you a member of TypeOneGrit? They are superb and so incredibly supportive. I point all T1 in their direction. Have a wonderful weekend. Libby.

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    3. Hanna Boethius

      April 02, 2016 at 10:24 am

      Thanks for sharing this and for basically transcribing my small part of the video! 🙂

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        April 03, 2016 at 2:35 pm

        I loved you part in the video Hanna, no one else can describe what it is like unless you are a T1 yourself. Fabulous. Libby.

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      • Leonie Johnston

        November 10, 2018 at 3:44 pm

        Your input was great! I’m type1 and have 28 year old twins who both also have type1. Hearing someone (about their age) talking about what they can relate to, makes much more of an impression on them than their mother encouraging them to eat low carb all the time - not just when they’re here for dinner.
        Well done for taking control and being brave enough to go against the ill informed advice given by the ‘experts’. ?

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      • Janie Russ

        April 29, 2019 at 6:45 am

        Thanks for Sharing this video. Great to see it from a child's perspective.

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    4. thehomeschoolingdoctor

      April 02, 2016 at 7:54 am

      Thanks, Libby. I'm teaching endocrine to the homeschool group high schoolers right now. This is perfect for me to show without seeming preachy to them. I'll be showing it! Thanks!

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        April 03, 2016 at 2:37 pm

        That's great Terri, I really believe honest videos like this are a fabulous tool to teach others. No preaching, just honesty from T1 diabetics who live this every day.

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        • thehomeschoolingdoctor

          April 04, 2016 at 12:07 am

          Yes. And to reach young people, it helps to have peers.

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    5. Aurora

      April 01, 2016 at 12:49 pm

      So great to see you reference Dr Bernstein - has is a pioneer in the low carb management of diabetes. Children who follow his program get fantastic results. TypeOneGrit is an extremely valuable resource for parents.

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        April 01, 2016 at 1:37 pm

        I reference him wherever I can. he i incredible, as are TypeOneGrit who follow his approach. They are truly pioneers of good diabetic control.

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