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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

Do you recommend that diabetics take Vitamin E? I heard it may decrease the risk of atherosclerosis.

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I am a 50 year old female diabetic. I was placed on 2 hyperglycemic oral mediations had the same effect each time. I developed severe nausea and vomiting resulting in dehydration. Do you have any suggestions about how to modify my diet to imrpove my blood sugar control?

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My brother-in-law has recently been diagnosed. He has ballooned in weight by 5 stone even though he is eating small amounts as specified by his dietitian.

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My 15 year old son was diagnosed about 8 months ago. We have wondering if eating fruit alone for a snack, e.g., grapes or mangoes, can cause a big spike in his blood sugars.

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I’m 16 years old and type 1, diagnosed six weeks ago. In the hospital they put me on 300 grams of carbs a day, and at first I followed this diet but found that I always felt stuffed and forced to eat. Why are people telling me to stuff myself?

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I am a female and almost 13. About 8 months ago, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Since then, I have put on a considerable amount of weight. I would like to know what I can do to maintain or even bring down my weight and what kind of diet I need to stick to.

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My 65 year old grandfather, who is a strict vegetarian and has NIDDM, needs a general diet chart. Please give some tips.

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I would like to know more about the ingredient hydrogenated starch hydrolysate. My 79 year old father has had type 2 diabetes for almost 25 years, has taken to freely eating “sugar-free” candy made primarily of this ingredient (he eats from three to six pieces a day every day). His blood sugar levels haven’t shown any discernible change, and his long-term hemoglobin A1c level was most recently at 7.3%.

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I am on a regimen of Ultralente at dinner time, and Lispro with each meal. My problem is that I starve between meals. My dietitian has given me a meal plan with additions for activity (I’m incredibly physically active), and but I’m finding that my postprandial readings are usually in my target range, but, if I eat a snack, my readings are high before meals. Any suggestions?

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My daughter wanted a candy bar the other day, and I decided to let her it to see what would happen. She was not any higher than normal. Does this mean that the sugar count does not really matter as long as the carbohydrates are the same?

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