Type I Diabetes

Hi, as all the focus over the past several years has been on Type II Diabetes , I'm asking about Type I Diabetes. I've listened to the interview with Dr Ron Rosedale many times & read the transcripts. My understanding (misguided it may be...) is that he uses a similar protocol on both types of diabetes. Could someone please clarify or give their viewpoint here?

Cheers!

Hi Jimmylad!

As far as I know, people who have type1 diabetes is usually diagnosed before the age of 40. It is a disorder in the body where it does not produce insulin which is a hormone that aids the transmission of sugar between the blood and the cells. Treatment usually for type 1 diabetes is insulin injections.

 

Aye, that's the conventional treatment. However, if one is following a diet that has little or no effect on raising (or lowering) blood sugar, would that make insulin injections necessary? My understanding of what Dr Rosedale was saying is that if one looked outside of the conventionally accepted role of insulin as being that of controlling blood sugar levels - primative man would not have had so many opportunities to raise his blood sugar (for example the Iniut indians on their native diet - practically 0 CHO), therefore insulin was possibly more of a hormone used to store fat in times of plenty, for the fat to be metabolised in times of need. If this view point is taken, would this then make insulin injections unnecessary? I have gathered from the interview with Dr Rosedale that he does not feed sugars to diabetics regardless of which type they are. This what I am wanting to clarify, as it is likely that I have misunderstood the interview content....

jimmylad:

Hi, as all the focus over the past several years has been on Type II Diabetes , I'm asking about Type I Diabetes. I've listened to the interview with Dr Ron Rosedale many times & read the transcripts. My understanding (misguided it may be...) is that he uses a similar protocol on both types of diabetes. Could someone please clarify or give their viewpoint here?

Cheers!

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar (glucose), starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.

Finding out you have diabetes is scary. But don't panic. Type 1 diabetes is serious, but people with diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives.

Hello, I'm new to these forums - hello! I"ve had Type 1 diabetes for 48 years. I now follow an extremely low carbohydrate diet with the goal of normalizing my blood sugar.. Even if you follow a super low carbohydrate eating plan, your body still needs a very small amount of insulin continuously - called basal insulin to function. The body does need carbohydrate, which is a key nutrient along with protein, as a source of energy. Fat is also a source of energy but it is not readily available - the body needs a constant supply of energy. Not commonly known is that about 36% of the protein you consume is converted to carbohydrate during metabolism. Insulin gets the glucose from the bloodstream into the cells, where they combine with oxygen to create energy. So that's why you need it :) Cheers, BB