Joslin Study Reveals That Dietary Fat Can Affect Glucose Levels and Insulin Requirements for People with Type 1 Diabetes

[Type 1 Diabetes Lounge]

Hi Everyone, I'm forwarding this interesting study on the impact fat has on our blood sugars.  While we all know that eating fat - good or bad - raises our blood sugar for a loooooong time - here is the proof. I had no idea the average increase of insulin needed to cover the fats is 42%.   What are your experiences?

“These findings highlight the limitations of basing mealtime insulin dosing for type 1 diabetes solely on carbohydrate intake,” says Dr. Wolpert. “We need to consider fat as well as carbohydrates in insulin dosing calculations as well as in nutritional recommendations.”

 

For more details: http://www.joslin.org/news/dietary-fat-can-affect-insulin-requirements-in-type-1-diabetes.html

 

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