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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

Is Coke Zero bad for me even though it says there is no sugar in it?

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What foods can I give my daughter so that her diet is similar to that of her twin brother?

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At his mom’s, my stepson eats no fresh foods and mom doesn’t serve the proper amount of carbohydrates. We serve healthier foods, fewer treats. Which plan is the best for my stepson?

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What type of foods would you suggest as finger foods for a child who has diabetes and is just beginning to eat solid foods?

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What are the true effects of aspartame? Is it safe to give a child?

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When calculating carbohydrates in a meal, do you subtract for each individual food of more than five grams of fiber or do you add the total grams of fiber in all the foods, even those with less than five grams?

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In about a year and a half, I have lost 45 pounds and want to lose 50 more. I eat virtually no carbohydrates, but want to add them to my diet. What kind and how much can I have?

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My son had a blood sugar of 215 mg/dl [11.9 mmol/L] 30 minutes after drinking some soda as a GTT. The doctor said it was diabetes. I am now limiting his carbohydrate intake, but he’s not gaining weight. How many carbohydrates should he get per day? Should I be checking his blood sugar one or two hours after meals?

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What low/no carbohydrate drinks do you recommend that do not contain dangerous chemicals such as aspartame?

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I am a 17 year old male, diagnosed with type 1 at age 13. I lift weights, and I recently became a vegetarian. It’s hard balancing the vegetarian diet along with my diabetes diet and come out benefiting my weight-lifting routine. Are there any supplements I can take without sacrificing my health diabetes wise?

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