Honeymoon Phase by the effect of Low Carbohydrate Diet (LCD) after onset of Type I Diabetes (T1D)

Wood M, Ebe K and Bando H

Published on: 2023-10-13

Abstract

The case is a 68-year-old female with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). She had an unremarkable history until 2017, and developed elevated HbA1c 7.5% in Nov 2018 with positive glutamic acid decarboxylase Antibody (GADA) 154 U/mL. Consequently, she was diagnosed as T1D and daily profile of blood glucose was studied by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). For calorie restriction diet (CRD) days 1-2, and super-low carbohydrate diet (LCD) days 3-14, time in range (TIR) was increased from 82% to 100%. LCD prolonged the honeymoon phase for 16 months without insulin administration. After that, insulin degludec 2 units/day was initiated from Mar 2021.