Need Help Submit your question to our team of health care professionals. Current Question See what's on the mind of the community right now. Meet the Team Learn more about our world-renowned team. CWD Answers Archives Review the entire archive according to the date it was posted. Submit Your QuestionCurrent QuestionMeet the DTeamDTeam Archives DTeam Archives Many of the recipes I found, however, call for sugar substitutes like Equal and Sweet’n’Low. These substitutes cause headaches for my mother. Do you have any suggestions for alternatives when these are called for? July 11, 1999 Posted in: Meal Planning, Food and Diet Read My son (age 9 years) was diagnosed at age 6 years. Our problem now involves the choice of private secondary school which insists that our child present at the sick bay for all finger prick tests because of the risk of blood cross infections, etc. July 11, 1999 Posted in: Social Issues: School and Daycare Read My brother is 16 and was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 13. He is on Novo Nordisk’s PenMix 30. He is a successful football player and has two games a week. What is the desired calorie amount for him to take before a game? Is it okay if he eats honey or chocolate as much as he wants before a game? July 11, 1999 Posted in: Exercise and Sports, Meal Planning, Food and Diet Read I have a 5-year old daughter with type 1 diabetes. We travel extensively by car. During long road trips, we have problems with our NPH insulin going bad. Is there a preferred method of protecting the NPH insulin? July 9, 1999 Posted in: Traveling Read My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 11, and just turned 20 this past week. We have learned ever so much thanks to our diabetes team. I would like to know if there are any organizations locally that are looking for volunteers. July 9, 1999 Posted in: Social Issues: Community Resources Read My 12 year son has been on the pump for 8 months. His numbers were great on injections with a 6.2 hemoglobin A1c but since he has been on the pump, his numbers have been all over the place and now has a 9.2 A1c. What do you think could be the problem? July 9, 1999 Posted in: A1c (Glycohemoglobin, HgbA1c), Insulin Pumps Read My 14 year old daughter has recently started writing the wrong blood sugar down in her log book. I found out by accident when I checked the memory in her meter for some missing numbers. How to I broach the subject with her? Is this normal or common? July 9, 1999 Posted in: Behavior, Blood Tests and Insulin Injections Read Can vita-nutrients, such as calcium AEP, given during the first year after diagnosis, reverse or improve Type 1 diabetes? July 9, 1999 Posted in: Alternative Therapies and Explanations Read My daughter was diagnosed last summer. Her doctors recommend that we avoid “sugar” products, even though new research has shown that total carbohydrates are more important than the type of carbohydrate. Do simple sugars spike the blood sugar levels faster and drop down more sharply and quicker? July 8, 1999 Posted in: Meal Planning, Food and Diet Read Are alpha cells affected by the autoimmune response like the beta cells? In other words are they destroyed in the same way? July 8, 1999 Posted in: Other Read « Previous 1 … 1,560 1,561 1,562 1,563 1,564 … 1,587 Next »
