Type 1 for about 15 years now.  A1C has always been fine (typically 6.2 - 6.4).<p>Recently I decided to get &quot;back in shape&quot;.  I&#x27;m 5-foot-8, and this meant going from ~170lbs to ~140lbs.  I actually dropped it rather easily (just walking and calorie counting), and I&#x27;ve maintained that weight since (6 months so far).<p>The kicker?  I cut my insulin usage by 40%.  However that wasn&#x27;t just because I was no longer eating excess calories, but tracked my macros to see what I was eating.  General guidelines are 50&#x2F;30&#x2F;20 for calories from carbs&#x2F;fat&#x2F;protein.  Before I tracked it, I was apparently 60&#x2F;25&#x2F;15 which was VERY surprising to me, as I didn&#x27;t think I was eating that many carbs.  Now I&#x27;m 45&#x2F;30&#x2F;25, and slowly edging towards 43&#x2F;30&#x2F;27.<p>Granted, high protein diets aren&#x27;t cheap, so the costs largely balance out.  However tracking what you eat may reveal that you&#x27;re getting far more of your calories from carbohydrates than you think.