[officialchicken]

Glucose regulation is done by bonding oxygen to glucose with insulin.

When the pancreas does not manufacture insulin, no oxygen gets to the brain. Eating anything at all, no matter it's origin, will cause you to require insulin. Period.

Eat anything YOU want, but people who need this CAN NOT be helped by modifying their diet.

[mike_organon]

I need this. Maybe I wasn't precise about "glucose regulation", but obviously it doesn't happen if you don't have insulin.

I would agree that eating can't cure it, but it can help. Eating the standard USDA/ADA diet is loaded with carbs. Reducing carbs, and increasing (healthy, grass fed) fat and protein makes the glucose easier to manage. My average BG reduced by 30%, with fewer lows, and it's easier to do.

[awolf]

A nitpick, but it is an important distinction: people who need this can not be CURED by modifying their diet. They can certainly be helped though. Changing my sugar intake pattern was the single best change I've ever made for my long term health as a type 1 diabetic.

[Mz]

Thank you very much for your first sentence. Are there any links you would reommend to better understand the process? I did a paper on "functional hypoglycemia" many years ago, so I am not starting at square one. However, I find good info (like your first sentence) tends to be in short supply.

[officialchicken]

I'm afraid not (and to clarify the first sentence, the 3 are "bonded" to a red blood cell).

Sometimes an article in a journal about beta cells or diabetic metabolism will have a quick overview, but it's usually fairly technical.

[Mz]

Thank you. I will keep your remarks in mind. Though my first thought is to wonder how that relates to the inflammation component, which is a known factor in both my condition and diabetes generally. I need to think on it.