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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

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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Do you know of a good site that has a clear and common carbohydrate counter?

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Initially, during my pregnancy I had low blood sugars. Now, they are high. Over half of my pregnancy I have had high blood sugars. I had thought there would be no harm to the baby, but I now know otherwise. Have I already hurt my baby?

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We count carboydrates. Should I give my son a regular or sugar-free cookie as part of his meal, when they have the same number of carbs?

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After two months on a pump, I was gaining weight so I went on a low carbohydrate diet. I now have higher blood sugars. Could this be caused by my low carbohydrate diet?

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After 20 years with diabetes, I am trying to lose weight, having vegetables, protein and low carb Slim Fast drinks daily. Will this protein stress my kidneys?

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