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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

My 19 month old grandson was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes 7 months ago. His doctor wants his blood sugar to stay between 200 and 225. It seems like everything he eats raises his blood sugar to way above normal. Do you have any suggestions?

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My eight year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about three months ago, and now he has started not eating and will not eat at times. I find it hard to get him to eat his bedtime snack in order to take his bedtime insulin. Is this normal?

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My daughter has type 1 diabetes. Is there an RDI (recommended daily intake) for diabetes to keep track of the food they eat? Is there a difference in RDI between type 1 and type 2 two diabetes?

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Do you know of any programs for Palm Pilots specifically for carb counting? It would greatly help my 12 year old son and us with carb counting (instead of lugging around a bunch of books). If there are any, please tell me how to locate them.

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One of our kids who has diabetes is on a low carb diet. I would like to know what kind of snacks she is allowed to have. I think she is feeling left out, and I would like to make her a little happier if I can.

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I have type 1 diabetes, and I love dry white and dry red wine, generally drink two to three glasses per day, but at least once a week, this jumps to three or four glasses. Are the long term effects of alcohol going to be more serious than for someone who doesn’t have diabetes?

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My 83 year old father has had type 2 diabetes treated with glyburide for three months as a result of cancer (not terminal) and needs to regain 30 pounds. However, we are confused about how to manage his diet and weight gain. He has been advised to eat several small meals a day (because of the surgery), but a simple meal plan for getting the calories in and staying within a diabetic meal plan is not clear.

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My daughter, now 8 with type 1 diabetes since 13 months, has had recent series of lows in the morning at school. We have recently begun to give her omega 3 fatty acids supplements. Is there any potential correlation between low blood sugar and omega 3 fatty acids?

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Every day we see parents sending Gatorade to school with their children because they believe it is a health drink. People believe their children will be athletes if they drink enough of this stuff. Do you have information that will convince people about the dangers of Gatorade?

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We are looking for age-appropriate eating patterns documentation. Do you have a document or know of a resource to obtain this information?

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