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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

I am a 20 year old type 1 diabetic. I was diagnosed at the age of 7. I want to know if the Atkins (high protein) diet is safe.

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Uncooked cornstarch is the ingredient in Nitebite that keeps the blood sugar level normal for extended time periods. Why can’t I add uncooked cornstarch to my own foods to keep the level up, 5 to 6 hours later?

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Food labels list dietary fibers, sugar, and sugar alcohols. What’s the difference between them? Should I treat the grams in the sugar-alcohol like the sugar grams?

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We use a lot of fructose in my daughter’s meal plan. What are the long term effects on the eyes?

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Would nutrition bars such as Glucerna and Extend be helpful in maintaining her blood sugar level or will they tend to cause it to be high in the morning if she eats a bar as a bedtime snack?

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I am a little confused with food choices and times. My child has a carb allotment for each meal and snack, and I have heard that it doesn’t really matter what you eat as long as it fits in with the meal allotment. I was just wondering if it’s okay to just keep food within the carb count for that meal or snack or is it necessary to stay clear from some things altogether.

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Our school cafeteria people are not dietitians. Should they be giving parents a carb count on the meals that are served? Should the parents be provided with an advance copy of the menus and doing the figuring on their own? Keep in mind, not all of the food contains nutritional break down.

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We go by the carbs listed on the side of the box of foods. If it says 5% alcohol sugar, what is that? I know that means it must have some type of sugar. Should we avoid those as well?

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My seven year old has diabetes, and the school personnel say I’m medically neglecting my child because I fed her waffles for breakfast one morning. Can you please explain that this is not a problem when you are counting carbohydrates?

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My 61 year old mother is, who was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and also has high blood pressure, was given separate diets for each by her doctor. Will it make a difference if the two diets are combined?

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