[Sr. Mints]

I'm a fan of low carbing. I dont know--or care?--if others should be on them, but I like to tell people my story.

I've been taking insulin since I was four. When I was around 20, after having a hard time controlling my blood sugar levels and really just freaked out by all of the potential complications caused by diabetes waiting for me, I went almost completely carb free.

No fruit, no bread products, no cereal. Maybe not completely crab free--a piece of fruit once in a while, but not often. It took me a while to 'get off carbs', but things fall into place.

When I told my endocrinologist I was going carb free to he wasn't really sure that was good idea. I can't remember the reasons why he thought that, but I told him it was what I was doing and I thought the benefits outweighed living til I was 60.

Fast forward...I am almost 30, last A1C was 5.5%, cholesterol levels are very good; I am in good shape, walk to work and home every day. I eat no more than 50 grams of carbs in a day: lots of chicken, eggs, fish and vegetables. Lesser amounts of beef, nuts, cheese, and oatmeal. The occasional glass of milk, even the odd bit of ice cream or fruit or something. I would guess I eat between 15 and 50 grams of carbs a day.

Now, I don't know what's missing from my diet or what might go wrong with me in the future from eating the way I do (hey, I'm not a wikipedian, I don't know everything) but I feel great right now.