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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

Where can I find a diet menu for my 15 month old baby with type 1 diabetes?

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The doctor prescribed an extremely low carb diet, and my daughter’s sugar levels are normalized but she has been spilling ketones. I am told that the NPH with NovoRapid should be switched as one always becomes resistant to it. Is the low carb diet okay for a growing kid? Should we really be switching to another insulin?

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How many grams of carbohydrates are allowed in a day per meal and per snack? Is the fat in avocados okay?

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Is NutraSweet/aspartame dangerous for kids with diabetes?

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Why do you have Cool Whip (fat free) in your lemon pie recipe when it is full of corn syrup and sugar? Why should diabetics eat this?

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I take Lantus and Humalog to control my diabetes. I eat well and get a lot of exercise, but I have developed a “saggy” abdomen with signs of hypertrophy. What should I do to firm up my abdomen and lose weight?

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My blood sugars are mostly normal and my A1c was 6.3. Is it okay to have candy from time to time?

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To help my father control his diabetes through diet, I want to prepare more cakes with nuts. What is the glycemic value for various nuts?

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At diagnosis, my son was told he could eat anything, including cake and chips, nothing like the “diabetic diet” I learned as a nurse. Is this okay? Will it come back to haunt him in the future? When he goes to college in the fall, how can he avoid viruses? Under the ADA, can he request a private room?

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After years with body image problems, my teen daughter has developed bulimia, something she wants to “self medicate.” Where should I seek help?

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