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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

My six year old daughter has been diabetic since the age of two. I seem to remember that there is a certain number of carbs that it covered by a unit of insulin. I have searched through my own information as well as that on the web and can’t seem to find the ratio anywhere.

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My 13 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 four months ago, and I am 34 and was diagnosed with type 2 two months ago. I have read that vitamin E will help increase blood flow to your eyes. How much should we take?

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My grandson started to show signs of diabetes by 3 years of age. We took him to the diabetic specialist. And after the consultation and test he was diagnosed as being hypoglycemic. He does not want to eat and also his father nags him about his diet to the point of rebellion, I am sure.

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My 12 year old son has had type 1 diabetes for about seven months and spends one night a week with me on weekends. The day after I take him home, he sometimes experiences abnormal highs and/or hows. His mom believes that this is caused by frozen foods that I sometimes prepare for him. Can this be so?

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I have had diabetes for about a year an a half. Just recently, I started a diet which consists of mostly chef salads with non-fat cottage cheese and lean meat in it with fat free salad dressing, and my sugar level drops way to low. What am I doing wrong? I thought I was supposed to be following a 1500 calorie diet.

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Last week, we let our daughter have one serving (15 grams carb) of sugar-free candy for her morning and afternoon snacks, and by late afternoon, she was complaining of stomach pain. Two days later, she still has the stomach discomfort, but appears to be having relatively normal stools. Is this a common side effect to a large dose of the sugar-free candy?

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I am searching for software that can assist me in identifying and monitoring my diet and food consumption.

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I am 27, have had type 2 diabetes for a little over a year, and I have recently found out that I am eight weeks pregnant. My obstetrician is recommending a diet that seems extreme and said I could get all of my carbs from fruit, and that my diet should be 50% protein, 30% complex carbs (from fruit only) and 20% “other”.

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Yesterday I was diagnosed with diabetes. They put me on 1500 calorie diet with no medicine, and the dietitian said not to have more than 3 grams of sugar per meal. She told me to have a piece of fruit with my meals for breakfast and lunch. Is each piece of fruit more than 3 grams? Is one piece of chicken (example: a chicken leg) considered to be 1 ounce?

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I am thinking of using Stevia as a substitute for Nutrasweet for our family. Would you mind expanding on any research that suggests any potential problems with this ingredient?

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