#7: The Ketogenic LCHF Diet for T1D, 2014

In the previous post, I reviewed the results of using the ketogenic low carbohydrate high fat (KLCHF) diet for the control of my type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the year 2013, the second year since starting the KLCHF diet on Feb. 8, 2012. In this blog post, I’ll review my results from 2014. I won’t …

#6: The Ketogenic LCHF Diet for T1D, 2013

In the previous post, I described the results of starting a ketogenic low carbohydrate high fat (KLCHF) diet to improve my BG control for T1D and how it helped me finish an ironman distance triathlon. In this blog post, I continue with my story and the results obtained in 2013. In January of 2013, I …

#5: The Ketogenic LCHF Diet for T1D, 2012

In the previous post, I described my short experience (5 weeks) with The Paleo Diet (TPD) and how it affected my blood glucose (BG) and insulin doses in the quest to improve the treatment of my type 1 diabetes (T1D). The BG improved slightly, but I experienced a significant reduction in mealtime insulin doses by …

#4: The Paleo Diet

In the previous post, I described three strategies I tried to improve my blood glucose (BG) control and decrease the frequency of hypoglycemia. These included carbohydrate counting, use of insulin analogs, and exercise. Carbohydrate counting was not helpful, the change to insulin analogs (Humalog and Lantus insulins) was helpful, and exercise improved my insulin sensitivity, …

#3: Insulin Analogs, Carb Counting, and Exercise, 2001 – 2011

In the previous post, I described the unleashing of diabetic complications that resulted from starting insulin therapy for my type 1 diabetes (T1D). Fortunately, all but one of the complications slowly resolved after 2.5 years of insulin therapy: a big relief. Of course, I had to continue dealing with the daily management of blood glucose …

#2: Starting Insulin For Type 1 Diabetes, 1998

In the previous blog post, I described my illness that lead to the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). In this post, I describe what happened after starting insulin to treat my diabetes. Most people know, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where our bodies launch an immune attack on our own insulin and …

#1: My Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus in September 1998 after a two year illness. In the beginning of my illness, I felt fine and was just losing weight slowly. I really didn’t notice the weight loss as I was not in the habit of stepping onto a scale. I was told by another …