Evidence

  1. Low carb reduced insulin & HbA1c
  2. Low carb resulted in more time with normal BG, less hypoglycaemia, less BG variability and cardiovascular markers were unaffected.

References

  1. Krebs, J.D., Parry Strong, A., Cresswell, P.,, Reynolds, A.N., Hanna. A., Haeusler. S., (2016) ‘A randomised trial of the feasibility of a low carbohydrate diet vs standard carbohydrate counting in adults with type 1 diabetes taking body weight into account.’ 25(1):78-84
  2. Ranjan, A. Schmidt, S., Damm-Frydenberg, C., Holst, J. J., Madsbad, S., Nørgaard K. (2017) ‘Short-term effects of a low carbohydrate diet on glycaemic variables and cardiovascular risk markers in patients with type 1 diabetes: A randomized open-label crossover trial.’ Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 19(10):1479-1484.