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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

My stepdaughter is 14. Her endocrinologist’s staff tells her she can eat whatever she wants between meals, so long as she takes a shot. How much is too much insulin to take in one day? And what will the long term effect of this be on her body?

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How would the amount of caloric increase in a cardiac diet for an elderly person with Type 1 diabetes that has a fever, plus a wound infection be determined?

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I’m 15 who was diagnosed a month ago, and I was wondering are there any “free foods” that can be eaten that don’t affect your blood sugar?

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I’m a 29 year black female who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about two months ago. Why do I feel hunger most of the time?

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I am a second year college student and am living off campus for the first time. This means that I have to go shopping for myself and cook too. I was wondering if you could tell me a meal plan that would be cost efficient and healthy?

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My son is 10 years old and has been diagnosed with Type 1 for nearly three years. He has two injections per day morning and pre dinner. Our problem is that his meal plan only allows for a light lunch and packed lunch which he has at school.

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My 12 year old son has borderline diabetes. I’m really not sure what his diet should consist of. Can he have fruit juices, if so how much and the same goes for fruits? I know that sugar should be monitored, but will a little bit a day hurt anything?

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I have a type 1 diabetes for some 20 years and still struggle to keep my glucose level with in the 70-120 mg/dl [3.9-6.7 mmol/L] range. What snacks can I eat between meals that won’t significantly influence my blood sugar yet still satisfy my desire to nibble on something?

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I have been recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and I am on a restriction of a 1500 calorie diet daily from breakfast to midnight snack. Can anyone help me find recipes to make this easier and a little less frustrating?

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I am an 18 year old with type 1 diabetes diagnosed two months ago, and I used to drink alcohol about once a month, but haven’t since my release from the hospital. My sugar is now under good control, and I am leaving for college in two weeks. Could I safely have four beers at night?

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