alt Hacker NewsOur almost 5 year old has had T1D for two years. We ended up going the way of a controlled lower carb diet for our entire family. Other than the greatly increased cost to eat this way, it has been transformative for diabetes management of our son, the amount of sleep we get, and the lessened risk of aggressive lows.
We've managed to keep our sons A1C in the 6-7% window after we changed our diet to be heavily carb controlled.
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That sounds like great family teamwork. I wish my partner would entertain changing their diet to accommodate this (I've asked). I imagine the challenges of life are slightly more tractable when you genuinely deal with serious adversity as a family unit.
I understand it means an extra burden for all; but to me, voluntarily doing something challenging together for a family members' benefit seems preferable to facing each adversity largely independently.
As an aside, while likely much better than uncontrolled, 6-7% A1C still seems on the high end for lifelong. You probably already know this, but exercise immediately after carbohydrate consumption can also help - e.g. family walk after dinner (another thing my partner isn't interested in)
Great work!
A researcher with T1D and present online:
https://andrewkoutnik.com/ https://x.com/AKoutnik/
Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG8UU7P8FBU Can Keto Transform Type 1 Diabetes Treatment? A Decade of Insights from Dr. Andrew Koutnik