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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

What special factors are associated with the diet for children with diabetes?

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Can you tell me how many servings of meats, fats, milks, starches, vegetables, and fruits I can have on a 2000 calorie diabetic diet? I know how to make up my own meal plan, but I don’t know how much of each I can have.

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Could you at least let me know what breakfast foods are no-no’s for people with diabetes? Is there a chart for breakfast food I can get my hands on?

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My eight year old daughter has type 1 diabetes, and I know that a serving of Coco Puffs has approximately the same number of carbs as a serving of Cheerios or a couple of waffles. Is one better for her than the other and why?

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My six year old son has had type 1 for two years. Two days ago, he had an episode that does not appear to be diabetes-related. The diagnosis was night terrors. Can you advise us as to what might have happened? Is it possible to go into a diabetic coma and then rebound on your own?

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Can you help me find a place to buy the NiteBite bar on the Internet?

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I’m concerned about my best friend’s son who is 8 with type 1 diabetes. He drinks 4 or 5 diet drinks every day and chews sugar free gum constantly. Does the body recognize the sweet flavor and try to release insulin even though there are no carbohydrates involved?

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Many popular diets, such as Atkins, claim they work by breaking down fat, which leads to production of ketones. Yet in a Type 1 diabetic, ketones are very dangerous. Why are non-diabetics able to produce ketones on these diets without significant apparent danger of DKA, while Type 1 diabetics are not?

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Can you please tell me the guidelines that school lunchrooms must follow in order to meet our son’s diabetic needs?

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I recently started carb counting, and I am looking for a software package.

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