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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

I have a student in my class who was recently diagnosed with type 1. Is it okay for him to have high sugar foods in his lunch?

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I assume drinking diet soda is better than drinking regular soda, but recently I was told that diet soda is loaded with sugar. I read the labels and the bottles that I purchase at the grocery store all state 0 grams of sugar. Is he mistaken?

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As a parent of a young child with type 1 diabetes I know to watch for and to avoid DKA. I’m wondering how people on this Atkin’s diet are encouraged to enter into ketosis by not consuming any carbs for months at a time. Why don’t they get sick?

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I have read about the new sweetener called Tagatose. The information I read discusses type 2 diabetes so it is unclear how this new sweetener will affect blood glucose levels in a someone with type 1 diabetes, like myself. Do you have any information on this?

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I need to start my husband on a diet to help get is sugar level into a more normal range. I need a diet that tells me what he should be eating at each meal and for snacks and what foods he should avoid.

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I am taking metformin, Avandia and Lipitor for type 2 diabetes. Will these medications have a negative impact if following the Atkins diet?

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I am taking glyburide for MODY. It is causing weight gain and nighttime lows. The doctor expects ME to figure out which medication to take. As a vegan, I want to try a living foods diet. Is this a good option?

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Is there a magazine to which I can subscribe to find easy meals and snacks for my husband? He has type 2.

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When checking for diabetes, my son recently had his blood sugar tested at 125 mg/dl [7.0 mmol/L] and an A1c of 6.3. He is thin and eats well. What should I do? Do I need to change his diet?

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Why is my daughter-in-law doing well with poor food choices while I am not? She has lost weight, while I have not.

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