I was always under the impression animal fats were fine, it was carbohydrates and it was carbohydrates that were the enemy. I am a Type 1 diabetic so I eat a Paleo lifestyle just for the glucose control component. Not saying it's better or worse, just adding to the discussion.
Hi Centropyge.
type 1 does not necessarily mean you produce no insulin whatsoever,
Your body still likely produces a small quantity.
So it is very possible for you to go into a vegan diet.
The issue would be the transition , because if you have been eating the American portion sizes of Animal products , meat, cheese, fish, then your arteries and your muscles are laden with fat deposits.
This makes you fundamentally MORE insulin resistant than you would've been , had a vegan 10% calories from fat diet been known to you sooner.
But that aspect of the nutritional science was not fully refined and realized until recently.
Depending on severity , you may always need external insulin, but if you CONTINUE the (Paleo) with alot of meats and oils, Your diabetes will only become more severe until you walk into dialysis and die a horrible death.
So, to round this out, You are correct to watch carbohydrate intakes carefully, but Paleo in terms of meat consumption and high calorie percentages from fat will only worsen your condition.