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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

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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My son is on the ketogenic diet; he has been for 3 years. We chose the diet as treatment for seizures. It has worked 100%. However, his medical condition has just been diagnosed as a glucose transport defect of the brain barrier. His brain does not recognize glucose as fuel.

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My stepson has hypoglycemia. He is with my wife and I half of the week; the other half he spends with his biological father. His biological father takes his family out to eat the majority of the time. Do you have any suggestions for the types of food he should order from fast food restaurants?

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I have had diabetes for 30 years now and never experienced any problems most associated with diabetes. I never followed any special diet.

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