Rating Diets I've Been On With Type 1 Diabetes | She's Diabetic
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- Rating the various "diets" I've been on whilst living with Type 1 Diabetes ◉ Subscribe: goo.gl/ZfjYfu
DISCLAIMER: In today's video I'll be talking about the various 'diets' that I've tried and how those choices have affected my life with Type 1 Diabetes (and in general). However, I will not be referring to weight, weight loss, calories, calorie restriction, or anything else that I would deem potentially triggering for people with a history of disordered eating. I want this video to be a safe space for those who may have a history of difficulty around food choices, but equally if the subject matter is potentially triggering to you regardless of these omissions I completely understand and support your choice not to watch this video. 💙
I get a lot of questions about what I eat since I live with Type 1 Diabetes. I think we're all curious and even confused about what other people eat and if they have this secret answer to make life better, more enjoyable, easier, healthier. I do not in any way have the answers - in fact - I'm asking the questions too!
And I'm always hesitant to talk about what I eat, and I hate hate hate the connotations that the word 'diet' carries in our modern day society. Becuase what we choose to fuel our bodies with is extremely individual and it's so much more that what's on your plate. But, I also recognize that sometimes placing a structure around eating can be very beneficial in filtering out food noise and getting clear with your intentions and decisions around food, especially when living with a chronic condition that demands a certain level of measuring and quantifying food at virtually every turn.
So, in my totally imperfect, I, in no way have it even remotely figured out way - here I go talking about various "diets" I've been on and how they've interacted with my Type 1 Diabetes.
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Great post! Diets don't work as no one ever sticks to them. I have been a Type 1 diabetic for over 52 yrs now, and I have never dieted, instead, I have always eaten foods that are natural, such as vegetables, fruits, dairy, eggs, chicken and try to stay away from red meats, although i do eat them on rare occasion. I never eat out, and if I have to go to a restaurant, I only ever order salads (Yes, I am boring). I also exercise regularly, as for diabetics this is extremely important as it helps insulin sensitivity, especially as you get older. This has all helped me, as looking at my Glooko app I am in range 87% average in the last 90 days.
We have to remember that the insulin we inject is not the same as the insulin that is produced naturally from our pancreas. We have to eat foods that balance with the insulin absorption rate, and the type of carbohydrates is so important, which is why you run sky high after eating pizza even though your carb counting is correct. The carbs in pizza, or sweet desserts raises the blood sugar faster than the insulin can keep up with whereas slower acting carbs found in vegetables, whole grains, and most fruits will balance with the artificial insulin we take.
Good info! Thank you.
I tried multiple diets as well but found I was happier pushing my boundaries and experimenting with what foods I can get away with eating without having my blood sugar skyrocket.
I do all whole foods, but cannot do grains, seeds, legumes bc it throws me way off. Some small amounts of fruits & veggies tho are perfectly fine. Fermented especially
Nice!! This sounds so wonderfully healthy!!!
Hi. Love your hair colors. I am on year 66 with type 1. YIKES…Anyway, my food decision method is fairly simple. EVERYTHING in moderation. Everything includes the times of being very careful, the times of letting go and having a “forbidden” item, eating nothing after 7:30 pm, and experimenting with carb swapping. ALL of these, when done in moderation has kept me complications free after 66 years with type 1. Although I will confess that I am beginning to experience a devastating complication, starting to listen to country music. I’d rather lose a toe.
You’re singing my song!!! I’m t1 and am laughing at your vegan experience. Been there done that and was left in the toilet most of the day 😮. Found freedom now with mostly animal protein and fat with a few veggies. Would much prefer the vegan but I’d like a life other than washing, chopping, shopping for….then the rest of the time in the bathroom.
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and non diabetic people have said to me you can eat whatever you want, they dont understand, if only they knew,..actually no you cannot eat everything you want! For example having a pizza and chinese food forget it!! Sugar levels runs so high even if we give the right insulin to our body its too stressful to cope with, as the insulin you produce naturally to the insulin we inject is so different, its hard to match what the pancreas once did..eating out is hard too you have to be selective what you eat as you dont want to eat foods that send your sugar levels to the moon or else your everlasting dealing with it and it ruins the evening you can't relax. We can have most foods, high carbs as long as they are low glyceamic foods healthy carbs, wholefoods and low carb high fat foods a bit of each is good so your not just restricting to one diet but even after all that life with Type 1 diabetes is still very hard and challenging at times 😅 its not easy you cant just take insulin and away you go for the whole day it dont work like that you have to nurse it throughout the day, everyday, it can be unpredictible at the best of times, as you can eat the same food from the day before and same insulin but see different results thats why it's a complicated disease, it also depends on stress levels, hormones etc for me personally I eat two meals a day.. I eat at midday as my sugar levels are okish in the mornings, I eat around 1pm so I eat flaxseeds and chia seeds with fruit like banana, blueberries, rasperries or apple, walnuts, with no sugar Soya milk and cinnamon then a piece of toast and advacado after but then I wont eat till after 6pm so I may have fish with salad or lentils with vegetables or steak with veg or roasted chickpeas and salad or whatever then thats it for the day, my bloodsugar levels still isn't perfect but at least it's easier to deal with as I cant cope with high carb high glyceamic foods that are going to hit my sugar levels sky high in a matter of minutes its way too stressful, I dont have a pump to help just a Dexcom one. Thank you Andrea we can only do our best, each person is different but the video was very informative. Thank you ❤
With pizza, you need several doses of short acting insulin about every hour for 3 hours. And eat pizza with something that contains fat or protein so that sugar level rises slower. Also, if you go for a walk it will help a lot. Hope that helps.
I am insulin sensitive so too much insulin in my body after eating the pizza and you would need alot, wouldn't be good as fast as it goes up it would plummet down. The pizza will rise much faster than the artificial insulin can keep up with. It be hard to get it right I wouldn't want to take the risk, to be honest it would take all the fun out of eating it in tbe first place, as much as I would love to have it, I just don't want to go through that.
Yes, I love the Whole Foods Way of eating. It’s a great goal to have ❤
Agreed!! And def an emphasis on the goal becuase I don't always make the 'whole food' decision - but I try!! 🥹💙
I've been a T1 diabetic for 38 years, tried a few different diets, none worked except for a balanced meal 3 times a day usually around 200 carbs per day. You have to find something that works for you as we are all different.
Hey how to measure your carb intake?I just diagnosed with type 1 that's why asking.
This is one of the best conversations about t1 I think I’ve ever heard since being diagnosed 2016. I sure hope to see more in the future 😊
Oh thank you so so much - this means the world to me! I really really appreciate your saying that!!
Wonderful video I think with diet everyone needs to be an expert about themselves.
Congrats on the thoughtful commentary on a difficult and sensitive topic. You have arrived, from my perspective, at a flexible and sustainable eating regimen. What are your thoughts about consuming seed oils?
Thank you so much for your kind words! You are indeed correct! It’s such a tricky topic to traverse! I like where I’m at right now. 🥹 re seed oils- I would love love love to eliminate them completely, that would be my dream, it’s just sooooooo hard, they’re lurking in everything it seems, although it’s much easier to avoid them when you eat Whole Foods, I find. What about you?
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I’m still trying to figure out what works for me. 65 year old LADA here. Diagnosed in 2016.
I’m so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. If it makes you feel any better I feel like I’m still trying to figure out what works for me - and I’ve lived with T1D for over 20 years! One step at a time! You’ve go this my friend!! 💙
I love how you are always so kind in your videos and comment section!
Thank you for that!
Oh my goodness this means the world to me! THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!!! And thank you so much for your kindness and for commenting on the video!!! 🥹
I discovered low-carb/high protein/moderate fat to be the best approach for me. This approach is also a "whole food" approach but just no high carb fruits or veggies, beans or grains.
My glucose levels are better than most gluconormals and I'm never chasing spikes or dips. It's so chill.
So chill…I LOVE THE SOUND OF THAT!! It really sounds like you’ve found a winner winner there - this is wonderful!!! I’m so happy for you and thank you for sharing!!!
Hi Andrea, thanks for the excellent vid! Type One for 42 years and like you, I have tried the Vegan diet to the dismay of my GI track. I am currently on lower carb diet but feeling restricted an mentally drained. Question...when you reach for only protein do you bolus or let the pump work its magic? Thanks again for the authentic video my two type one kids and I find your videos very inspiring and real!
oh my goodness what a lovely comment!! Thank you so much for your kind words and hello you and the kiddos!! My diabuddies! Man oh man I feel you on the mental drain. It's SO tough to strike that balance between what you enjoy and feeds you in all aspects, but also what the BG likes and is willing to play ball with...gah!! So when it comes to the pure protein bolus it really really depends. If I'm going low (like just now I ate some chicken and was 90 trending downwards, so didn't bolus for it but if I were 150 stable I probably would have bolused a little bit for it). Does that make sense? I guess with protein I more heavily weigh where my blood sugar is sitting and where I'm trending rather than actually bolusing for the food itself. I hope this makes sense!!
@@ShesDiabetic Thanks for taking the time to reply! And, yes, that makes total sense :)
For me it is important to remember it is not my fault. I do my best to stick to 20/30 carbs a meal. But I am only human. This is we’re exercise comes in. Got to burn that glucose. Nothing like a nice swim, bike, or walk to bring blood sugar back into target. Great blood sugar everyone.
Totally agree with you. When that glucose number starts rising I start walking. Works faster than dumping insulin on it. However, winter is coming and walking can be on the risky side with snow, cold, wind and ice (I live in Minnesota). And after dinner walks are a no way when it's dark.
A friend of mine with type 1( over 30 years) recently had a epileptic seizure. This was the first time this happened to her. Luckily I was there and called 911. Now I wonder how often this happens to other type1 diabetics. I worry for her as she often is alone. Is this common among diabetics? We were told it probably resulted from low blood sugar. But why now after 30 years?
Oh no! I’m so so sorry to hear this happened to your friend! That must have been so scary! I’ve honestly not heard of this happening exactly, but I know everyone reacts to lows in different ways, so it could be this was a very extreme reaction and hopefully not something that is likely to repeat itself. But that being said - does your friend have a continuous glucose monitor? CGM’s are brilliant for intercepting oncoming lows, as well as calming that fear of when someone is on their own and maybe not as aware of their lows. Just a thought! No matter what I just hope your friend is doing okay, and also want to say that you’re an awesome friend for being here and caring so much!! Wow! Just really really caring and remarkable of you!!
@@ShesDiabetic Thank you for the response and the advice. I don't think she has a CGM. I will certainly talk to her about the CGM option and the benefits it would bring. I am glad to hear that it seems to be a rare occurrence and so I hope we won't see it again. Have a great day.
A little irrelevant, but what's your take on DIY closed-loop systems like Loop or iAPS? About 4 months ago, I switched from the Medtronic 780g to DIY loop with Dexcom G6 and Omnipod dash and my time in range has gone from 60% up to 85%! I just couldn't stand the Guardian 4 sensor with its constant "Sensor Updating" issues and calibration requests at night or early in the morning. Medtronic is so behind on CGM tech.
Also, thank you for the amazing work you have been doing at educating people about type 1 and sharing your experiences.
I eat a high protein and about 90 carbs a day type of diet. Too many carbs wreck my sugars even with insulin.
This sounds super healthy and sustainable. I love this!
How do you get baked potatoes not to spike your sugars?? I so miss them
I just bolus for them (maybe an extra little pre bolus) and go for it! I’ve also heard of a techniquire where you bake the potato, then put it in the fridge to cool it down COMPLETELY and then reheat it. Apparently that cool down process lessens the available starch and thus blunts the spike. I don’t do this all the time - but some people swear by it!!
Father of a young Type 1 here. Your videos have been a blessing to me as we have navigated the “new normal” over the past few years. Thank you for your important role in the T1D community. You’ve given hope where hope was needed❤
This is outside the diets conversation but just curious how did you peirce your ears 2x on each ears. I been warned not to do it because of high chances of infection. What was your experience with ear peirce.
Ps sorry for the strange question.
Btw I totally understand the diets that don't work. And do work t1d is difficult 😢
Day to day Whole Foods and lots of vegetables at the start of the meal, meat included.
Intermittent fasting when blood sugar is difficult. Sort of restarts everything. And prevents me from over correcting a high.
When low, but not a scary low I’ll find a treat. Cookies, ice cream, cereal, juice.
Great information, I just came across your videos and as a T2 I’m so happy that I did!
There is an 80 something year old Dr who has lived with type 1 diabetes all his life...his diet involves only eating green veg, lean meat and limiting carbs to 12 grams PER DAY (sheesh!) obviously he does not eat sugar or processed food...this works for him and truthfully it is probably the best way to keep blood sugars level...but to try and maintain this (as he has) is VERY HARD. His name is Dr Bernstein...
I really don’t see how 12 carbs is possible. Even green veggies have carbs. I literally don’t know how that low of carbs is possible even though I’ve heard others mention Bernstein
@@anitastokar98 It is an incredibly low amount..he ate things like Kale, cabbage, broccolli and did not eat carots, peas and other veg that was carby or had natural sugars...you can still buy his book if you wanted to check out what he advocates.
I eat plenty of those low carb veggies but I couldn’t cut out veggies as carrots and peas. Too strict for me. Thanks for the mention of the book anyway.
Hi Andrea. This is a very timely video for me. I have been doing a lot of research into vegan diets (which really appeal to me). However I keep coming back to the fact that my body loves the whole foods way of eating. Socially, it’s hard enough to be T1D AND gluten free without adding vegan to it. Who would ever invite me over for supper? What’s been working for me lately is to be more careful about carb counting and not being afraid to take a little bit more insulin. I’m really looking forward to your next video on this topic. It’s one that isn’t talked about much. Much like diabetes and exercise! (Which you covered earlier).
What insulin did you use on keto?
Same insulin as I did on all the others. Just general fast acting/ultra fast acting in my pump. ☺️
I used to try these diets ways of lifestyles and it's hard to follow long term. I now follow a more sensible type of eating that been part of my cultural background for centuries. Being of Greek decent we had fasting and feasting days. Fasting for us was eating vegan or vegetarian and no meat. So in general I now try to stick to only eating meat 2 to 3 times a week and the other days I give my body a break from meat and eat a vegetarian diet. With legumes and bean dishes salads etc. I enjoy my little treats almost everyday but in moderation. I have found that depriving myself of my little bit of chocolate or cookie craving will lead me to binge which will be horrible for my diabetes. So everything in moderation I say. Out of these diets you mentioned I had the most success with intermittent fasting and only made the exception to this if my blood sugars were low. But it was unsustainable because sometimes you need to break this eating schedule. So now it's everything in moderation.
I cycle through fine for a few months then throw it all out the window for a few months and repeat, ive had T1 for 2 years diagnosed at 31, i know i can do it right but i always lapse back to old habits
Happy 2nd Anniversary
on September 2 (tomorrow)
@@marinakiell1069 I didn’t know it was Andrea’s anniverysary. Happy 2nd anniversary!
@@Brian-vn4xb she said it in the comments of her “Managing Type 1 Diabetes On My Wedding Day” video when I asked what day her wedding was.
I think it was in 2022
Thank you so much Marina!! You’re spot on!! It’s our two year anniversary today!! So so so so kind and considerate of you to remember!! Thank you!!!! 🥹💕
@@ShesDiabetic my maternal grandparents had theirs in 1955 which lasted 59 years before grandma passed in October 2014
& grandpa passed April 2020
Thank you for this video! So great to hear your real experience from all these competing diets. It's hard to know who to follow!
I hear you! I can only speak from my experience, but yep, oh my goodness I hear you on it being difficult to know who to follow! SO difficult!!
Love your share. I love veggies and just occasional meat. Nothing like fresh vegetables from our local food stands. I hate thoughts about life of animals we butcher for protein but my gi system gets upset if just veggies. So balanced whole foods is the way for me. Good job with video
I love love love this approach! Couldn't agree more with you honestly!
Keto restrictive? Try carnivore!) You could also think of it another way: it liberates you from all the unhealthy food.
Good point! And thank you! I think the point of so many of these diets is that they steer you away from unhealthy, packaged foods, and that's a HUGE win overall, Truly!!
Thank you for another great video, Andrea! Only been T1D for 1 year and a half, so still figuring things out. Finding that balance is key. Staying away from processed food and restaurants helps, but is difficult, especially if you're social! Pizza and Chinese food are very difficult to account for.
Please can you tell me how you bolus for whole foods. I’m having trouble with rises eating low gi whole foods. I love not eating processed foods but I just can’t get my sugars right. I’m on dexcom 6 and omnipod 5. Any help would be e great fully received x
I really enjoyed your well-balanced views on all these diets. There is normally a lot of "fighting" between keto and vegan. It is good to see someone who has tried both. Personally, I follow a keto diet that basically consists of a lot of vegetables with oil and some protein (chicken, fish, eggs, or cheese). In a way, it is a ketogenic Mediterranean diet. I like it a lot so far. I especially like nuts a lot! It helps me a lot with stabilizing my blood sugars during exercise :) I was wondering if you have any data on your cholesterol and other blood markers related to these diets?
Great topic thank you for covering it!
Thank you for your kind words and for watching!!
Thank you for another great video!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!!!
I have a hard time understanding why so many T1D go high fat when trying keto! Very low carb can be done BETTER as LCHP rather than LCHF for a type 1.
I completely agree now that I’ve done that trial and error, I guess I got lured by the blood sugar balancing promises of specifically high fat, but high protein offers a very similar if not identical affect, so you’re right!
@@ShesDiabetic yes, I tried both myself too and there was a clear difference!
Hi protein raises my blood sugar and it takes forever to come down. If my sugar won’t come down from 150’s-160’s for 5-6 hours, I think about what I ate that morning. It is no doubt that I had an egg and a few pieces of bacon or sausage links. The good thing about that is I will have that egg breakfast when I know I’m going to be physically active for several hours in the morning.
@@anitastokar98 That's not surprising because it seems like you are not dosing for protein. This shows a fact that people keep ignoring, with the help of many "experts" that should know better; that protein needs insulin too, but at a different ratio of course! I experience no such spikes on even carnivore meals, precisely because I dose to cover protein. Ironically, the best insulin to cover the protein induced glucose rise is "good ol' regular (R)"!
Oh, I definitely dose for protein because it does raise my sugar.
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How do you handle dosing for proteins? Originally I believed proteins did not need insulin. Now I hear that they do. Confusing.
If you are eating a high protein meal in the presence of very little carbs, you can probably bolus for half the grams of protein. So if you’re eating say 80g protein and maybe like 5g carbs, you could try bolusing what you would use for 40g carbs.
Your mileage may vary and you might have to play around with the dose and the timing since the protein digests more slowly.
I would love to just have a conversation with you I’m having the worst week and month of my life with type 1 diabeties the worst feeling in the world is when you feel like ur doing everything right but everything is going wrong. Thank u for ur videos. I’m doing animal based btw🫶🏼