I guess word choice is important here. Let's just say that since early December I've been on a low carb diet. "Strict" would imply meal planning and calorie counting, which I'm not doing. I've merely cut out all "obvious" carbs like cereals, all wheat-based foods, rice, potatoes - although even doing that has been pretty tough. My bolus requirements have certainly dropped significantly (obviously, as one mainly injects to cover for carbs). I've also reduced my basal from 32 to 26. I suspect the hypos could be that the 6 - 8 units of bolus are just too much for the meal content (depending on meal type and content, I was usually injecting anything between 10 - 14 units of Humalog). I'm using even less bolus now (4 - 6), so it's a case of trial and error. I did research Dr Bernstein on the web, but haven't yet purchased his book. I did purchase Volek & Phinney's "Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance" though, which was very enlightening. Admittedly I haven't cut out the wine and champers yet , so obviously this will have to fall away once we return from holiday.
