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by turc1656
2885 days ago
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Yes, fats slow the absorption rate of carbs so that makes sense that you will see a longer, protracted amount of time for the elevated blood sugar levels. You don't get the same spike and subsequent crash because it's more drawn out. I also don't know if the fact that you are Type 1 instead of Type 2 affects anything I said. I don't know enough about Type 1 to comment. Anything I said is specific to Type 2. |
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60g of carbs from french fries will mean you take insulin for about 40g of carbs now, then for 60g of carbs starting in one hour and divided to the next 2-3 hours.
For normal potatoes, 60g of carbs, you'd take insulin for the 60g right now and that's it.
You see how a combination of fat and carbs is really tricky when you need to keep a good control of your glucose values. There is good help for us T1 diabetics, algorithms such as oref1 with super micro boluses help to control the delay and additional raise of glucose when eating fatty food.
Ketosis is also something I'd never recommend to a T1D. It can lead to very nasty symptoms; cramps and headache. Can't say anything about T2Ds, people reading these should always consult a doctor before making any decisions of their treatment.