# A fun article about somebody trying a keto diet: like D for normals
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061
**Category:** Diet
**Tags:** keto
**Created:** [January 2, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061 "2018-01-02T20:54:11Z")
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### Author:  [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/1 "2018-01-02T20:54:11Z")
… just easier 😄
I ran into this article accidentally. It reminded me of us in the first few months after my son was diagnosed:
> **[I went on the Silicon Valley diet craze that encourages butter and bacon for...](https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-keto-diet-beginners-2017-12)**
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> A beginner's guide to the ketogenic, or "keto," diet.
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### Author:  [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/2 "2018-01-02T21:57:18Z")
50 grams a day, which is the rough equivalent of a plain bagel or a cup of white rice.
Definitely not a diabetic. For me, even though a cup of white rice or a bagel is only 50g carb, if I ate either of them I’d be taking correction boluses for the whole day!
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/3 "2018-01-03T21:19:10Z")
> [@docslotnick](#):
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> if I ate either of them I’d be taking correction boluses for the whole day!
Doc, what is your ICR, now that you corrected your basal?
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### Author:  [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/4 "2018-01-03T21:22:10Z")
> [@Michel](#):
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> Doc, what is your ICR, now that you corrected your basal?
It runs about 3.75 to 4, depending on time of day and how many carbs I’m eating. Far cry from the old .50 😊
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/5 "2018-01-03T21:23:05Z")
> [@docslotnick](#):
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> Far cry from the old .50 😊
Amazing difference, shocking really.
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### Author:  [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/6 "2018-01-03T21:47:35Z")
> [@Michel](#):
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> Amazing difference, shocking really
Michel, I now realize how poorly controlled I had been for the past 15-20 years. My A1c was great, 5.5-6.4. SD was only a little high, 35-37%.
But I weighed too much, ate too much, and was taking way too much insulin.
There’s more to staying healthy than keeping Bg under control.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-fun-article-about-somebody-trying-a-keto-diet-like-d-for-normals/3061/7 "2018-01-03T22:12:32Z")
> [@docslotnick](#):
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> I now realize how poorly controlled I had been for the past 15-20 years.
I really wish we had an endo like yours ☹