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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

My 14 year old stepson, who has type 1 diabetes, has recently been ill for nine days. He is very thin and has a history of illness prior to the diagnosis. I am a true believer in nutritional support and feel that a dairy free diet (for our whole family ) would be very beneficial.

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I need help with getting recipes for a 1500 calorie diet. Are there any free recipe books that you would know of?

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I am a teacher of multi-handicapped students in a rural county, I have a 16 year old, African-American student recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He and his family are limited mentally and economically. I am trying to develop, with the help of the school nurse, a set of simple, everyday menus for them to choose from.

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I am on a 2000 calorie diet, and I am trying to figure out what and how to eat much at my meals. Could you give me a meal plan for all three meals and snacks?

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I am 5’4” tall and have lost a lot of weight. Previously I weighed 56 kg. I currently weigh 51 kg and would like to increase my weight. Is there a diet regimen that I can safely follow?

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As a hospital nurse, I see many patients with type 2 diabetes. I have removed the orange juice from their meal trays to help keep their blood sugars closer to normal and had some success. Other nurses claim the juice is allowed. Who is right? I want to discuss this with hospital administrators.

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I have used Nutrasweet since it came on market, and my family physician said that there was another aspartame related sweetener available that could be used in baking. I tried Splenda for three months, but it seemed to raise my blood sugar level slightly. If there is a type of heat resistant type sweetener on market I would like to compare results. What is name of the new product?

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My daughter was just diagnosed with type 1 last week. How can we measure and avoid the temptation of all the food on board?

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My three and a half year old daughter will hardly eat, and her blood sugar has been low lately. We had to give her glucose gel, apple juice, and gummi bears, but she hasn’t been drinking the juice, or would have just a few gummi bears. What would be the best way to approach this problem? What else we could give her when her sugar is down like that again?

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My eight year old daughter, diagnosed four year ago, was also diagnosed with celiac disease last week, and I can find no information about controlling both conditions.

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