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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

Can people with diabetes drink coffee?

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What computer software program do you recommend for recipes? I’m using one from Cooking Light, but is there one that includes all the sugar substitutes, etc.? If a recipe doesn’t have nutritional analysis included, it’s nice to be able to input the ingredients into this program and find out how many carbohydrates it has.

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Have you ever heard about the “Schwarzbein Principal” Diet?

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Where might I find a chart that lists types of food and the carbs that they contain for someone with insulin resistance?

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I have not been diagnosed with diabetes, but my doctor says I am borderline. I was told to exercise and diet, and they will check me again in a year. What kind of foods can or can’t I eat?

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My 88 year old grandfather, who has type 2 diabetes, is painfully thin, and he has had very little help with his diet. I need advice for him because I’m very worried and he is miserable and still loosing weight, but I can’t find anything on diet for an elderly underweight person with type 2 diabetes.

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My son, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about six weeks ago, is still in his honeymoon and gets he gets 1 unit of NPH in a morning and 1 unit of NPH before bedtime. However, his sugar goes a little bit high, and I think I might be giving him too much food. What amount of carb does he need every time he eats?

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What are the long term effects of having a poor diet, especially if you have diabetes?

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My overweight, six year old daughter tested negative for diabetes, but we saw a dietitian who talked about a calorie amount and fat intake for my daughter, but did not talk about how many carbs my daughter should have in a day. Please help.

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In previous responses, you suggest 2-3 hours after a meal, the blood sugar should be 50 points higher than the premeal blood sugar (which should be under 120 mg/dl [6.7 mmol/L]). What percent of fat calories is suggested for a meal to keep consistency with the 50 point swing?

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