Were you told that you were killing yourself by eating 100 to 150 g of carbs per day because that is too high or too low? 
I agree with your comment about the cultish. Thereās often a fine line between being zealous and being a whack-job!
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Winston Churchillās definition of a fanatic: āOne who canāt change his mind and wonāt change the subject.ā
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To be fair, @fit_momma_16 in your case I can see why you might not be a good fit with that group.
They focus on managing T1 in a very strict way and following Dr. Bernsteinās way. While some peopleās diets there vary a bit, It just doesnāt sound like the approach that youāre taking is the same as theirs. You also focus more on body building which isnāt their focus at all, and they are very much against carb loading.
Iām happy your approach is working for you and that you found another group to support your needs.
Yes, but it just seems such a counterproductive approach to start off being hostile or rude, as opposed to just answering a personās question or saying something diplomatic along the lines of āIām really sorry that we donāt know much about X, as this group is focused on Y.ā
āCounterproductive.ā How very tactful.
My point is they were extremely rude about it. I actually had multiple
people point me in their direction. Diabetes isnāt a one size fits all
thing. They have the view itās their way or no way.
amen! We have a little expression here, āYour diabetes may varyā or #YDMV. and we have a document here called āOur Valuesā where it states we value diversity
https://forum.tudiabetes.org/t/the-values-of-tudiabetes/34720
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I agree with you that diabetes has variation and Iām glad you found a way to manage it that works for you, however, Itās their group. They have the right to be as inclusive as they see fit. Your way of managing doesāt fall in line with theirs.
Iām really sorry you felt they were being rude, I really wish it wasnāt so and I do not agree with it.
Iām glad there are other groups and forums out there as well, like this one. Thereās a reason Iām a part of many groups outside of the Typeonegrit one, as I like seeing and hearing from all types of people and different ways of managing diabetes, even if I donāt always agree, there are so many people here with years of experience, I like to take it all in then pick and choose what might work best for me and my lifestyle.
By the way, even Dr B himself doesāt deny that people are different and that if something works for you, then by all means, stick to it. Heās just a very analytical person who likes to see the numbers. He does say that his guidelines are just that, guidelines, and agrees that different people will find variations that work best for them. Just the other day a mom in the group mentioned how some foods from the approved Dr Bās list spike her sonās BG levels, while there are some foods from his No No list that her son can have in small amounts. Just goes to show how itās all a matter of trial and error for all of us.
In any way, Iām grateful for all online groups and forums for people with diabetes. Not to get too emotional here, but I appreciate all of you, despite some of our differences, we have more in common after all, and we should always have each otherās backs. 
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Thatās why I like this page site so much. 
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Too high. Bernstein believers. And Iām exactly with others here who see lots of ways to be successful here. Itās not a one-size-fits-all disease.