A low carbohydrate diet typically means a diet which is less than 30% of carbohydrates. A typical Asian diet usually consists of more than 60% carbohydrate.
For patients with type 1 diabetes, certainly, taking less sugars will improve glucose levels per se.
However, it is important to realise that people with type 1 diabetes do not have any insulin in the system and therefore, must continue to take insulin to keep themselves healthy.
Though the low carbohydrate diet will result in less insulin required for the individual, it is still important that insulin continues to be injected but at lower doses.
This is not the same situation for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, where the body is able to actually lower sugar in the blood although in a much slower and more ineffective fashion.
Taking a low carbohydrate diet in this case, will improve blood sugar levels and give the body more time to adjust and metabolise the sugar levels. I would encourage patients to discuss this in greater detail with your doctors as low carbohydrate diets may not be healthy or suitable for all individuals.
