Iv been a type 1 diabetic for nearly 5 years, and im starting to realize that it is quite serious (as stupid as that sounds). Iv been eating the same as if i wasnt a diabetic, i just increase my insulin to what i eat.
I eat about 3-4 serves of carbohydrate per meal.
I have recently had my second child and the weight is slowly creeping on,
Iv been reading a few post and i thought to my self… why cant i go on a low carb diet? Im feeling so lost with my diabetes at the moment I need to sit down take a breathe and refocus on what is the best for me, but i have no idea where to start…
Is there anyone out there that can give me a few breakfast options (low-carb) and how much i should be eating through out the day if i want to lose weight?
any replys would be gratley appreciated 
there are tons of members here type 1 on low carb, following the Bernstein diet, look for Alan in Vancouver, Gerri in Virginia. I’m on a semi low carb diet. I frequently have low fat cottage cheese for breakies, 6 gm in a half cup. also bacon and eggs. check out these discussions on the type 1 forum about “weight loss”
https://forum.tudiabetes.org/topic/search?categoryId=583967%3ACategory%3A2623&q=weight+loss
Also consider going on the Zone Diet by Dr Barry Sears - his is listed as a moderate carb diet with 40% carbs (mostly veggies and fruits, minimal starches, pasta, bread), 30% protein and 30% fat (aim for the “good” monounsaturated fat).
Check out www.zonediet.com.
Good luck with your weight loss - I started the zone diet a month ago, lost a few pounds, but 5" overall measurements, 1" waist and 1.5" belly fat.
Of course you can go on a low carb diet. There is no law that says you have to eat high carb and many people believe that the high carb diets advocated by the ADA and dieticians is misguided. It is fine using the Bernstein diet he talks about in his book Diabetes Solution. Another alternative is the Atkins diet, which is very popular and is similar to Bernstein. There is a good book that just came called New Atikins for You.
I don’t meant to steal the thread, but I’m really curious. How do those of you on the Bernstein diet exercise (i.e., if you wanted to go swimming for an hour)? With a low-carb diet does adjusting to a temporary basal rate on the pump work to prevent lows?
My control is terrible lately (last A1c 8.5), and I need to lose weight as well, so I’ve been tossing around the idea of a low-carb diet, at least temporarily. But the exercise thing really stops me because I want to continue to exercise. I’ve read Bernstein’s book several years ago and it seems his only solution was to not engage in aerobic exercise. Even if I didn’t go to the gym and swimming, how can you avoid having to walk long distances (I don’t drive so perhaps if driving this is easier to avoid)?!
I guess I would always recommend that you just read Diabetes Solution, but I’ll give you the summary. Bernstein recommends strength training and in this recommendation he is in conflict with many who advocate aerobic cardio exercise rather than aerobic training. I actually agree with him and do little actually cardio exercise. That being said, he advocates using a properly matched glucose treatment to avoid lows, such as taking a single smartie every 10 minutes. Lower insulin levels, less carbs and depending less on carbs for energy makes blood sugar control during exercise easier.
It is important to understand that on a low carb diet, you are in ketosis, your body burns fat for energy and for many exercise activities you won’t burn glucose, you will burn fat for energy. You will probably find that you actually don’t have such an extreme blood sugar response to exercise when you become fat adapted as opposed to carb adapted.
Are there any pumpers on low-carb diets? Is being in ketosis more dangerous for those on a pump? If insulin delivery is interrupted, I would think you’d be halfway along the road to ketoacidosis already, if that makes sense.
I’ve read Diabetes Solution years ago, which is why I asked the exercise question. All I could remember is that he advocated against aerobic exercise, so thanks for the additional information. I also remember he is adamantly against the pump.
Thanks. That makes sense.
Jennifer,
Without getting into another big discussion on exercise physiology, the truth of the matter is that if you follow Bernstein’s recommendations for exercising on a low carb diet, you shouldn’t run into too many problems. You can run into limitations with a low carb diet, at some point, but Bernstein is pretty clear on what those limitations are. Most diabetics never have to worry about them. If your goal is to lose weight, stick with Bernstein’s recommendations and you’ll do fine.
You might have a period of adjustment as your body converts over to a ketogenic state and, from what I understand, a lot of people report difficulties during this time, but it passes.
Good advice, especially with the adjustment period. Bernstein does not really discuss this, but the Atkins flu is well know and discussed in the book “New Atkins for You.” It does pass in 2-3 weeks, but many people historically declared failure because of the adjustment. You may feel tired, drag, have no energy and just feel like death’s door. Then your energy levels return and many report have even more energy.
I was lucky because my carb cravings went away relatively quickly & I was card carrying carb junkie. I felt better almost immediately–instant rewards. I didn’t experience lack of energy or anything negative except I lost too much weight at first. That was remedied by adding more protein.
Agree with Alan. Best just to dive in.
Thank you all for your advice, iv been so lost with my diabetes until i found this website. There is so much more i have to learn about myself.
Im not sure i could ever give up my carbs completley, i crave sweets all the time, and baked goods are the worst. Ill read up on those books too. wish me luck hahaha
You can give them up! Many, many of us have done so, and I am a carb-o-holic! 
How did you adjust your insulin? Did you have to adjust both basal and fast acting? Did your doctor help you with the decreases?