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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

I am looking for a sugar-free food supplement. I need to lose 30 pounds.

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I have gained 25 pounds recently as we have changed my type of insulin. I watch what I eat very closely. Would it be safe to try the low carbohydrate diet?

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My 9 year old was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. After her evening snack, prior to taking her sugar level test and insulin, can she have sugar free jello or any “free food?”

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I am in good control and just started my first year at a well-known private university. I was told that they would be glad to give me food for the time when the cafeteria is closed, since I am paying for a very expensive meal plan already, but when I went to get my “medical pass”, I was told that they weren’t going to help me.

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I was diagnosed with Type 2 about 2 months ago and I’m now following the exchanges diet. Can non-carbohydrate exchanges be moved around during the course of a day?

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My 22 month old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about 5 months ago. I am very concerned about the eating habits we are establishing in our effort to avoid lows. I am finding myself bribing, chasing, and tricking her to get her to eat.

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I am 44 years old and I was diagnosed Type 1 three years ago. I am having some trouble regulating my diet. I seem to creep up on insulin dosage and then eat to control it.

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If maltodextrin is responsible for the weight in packets of artificial sweeteners, why doesn’t the calorie content have to be reported as four? Does it mean that the content is too small to be concerned about? How do the manufacturers get away with zero calories? This is important information to know.

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My 10 year old son, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about a year ago, has always had pretty good control by counting calories, as this is the method our doctor prefers, but in the last six weeks, he has had three hypoglycemic seizures. Do you think at this point I should switch to counting carbs rather than calories?

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I read a recent article that said that it may be very dangerous for people with diabetes to fast, and my rabbi want to know the source of this information or any medical literature on this topic.

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