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Meal Planning, Food and Diet

I have been instructed by my doctor not to eat sugars. I have found products labeled no sugar or sugar free, but the nutrition facts show something called “sugar alcohol.” What is sugar alcohol? How will it affect my glucose levels?

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My pop, who has type 2 diabetes, is coming to stay with me. What foods should we should not have in the house?

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My five year old daughter, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes five months ago, is on a low carb diet and her blood glucose level is usually normal, but recently she got sick and even though her blood glucose was only somewhat elevated, we found small to moderate amount of ketones in her urine. Would it be normal for a person who is on a low carb diet or even not eating carbohydrates at all to have some ketones in his/her urine ? What could be the side effects of that?

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Does drinking coffee cause any adverse effects to people with type 2 diabetes?

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My seven year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 10 months ago and was advised by the hospital to stick to a low-fat diet. She looks very thin, complains about stomach pains in the mornings, and has had runny stools since diagnosis. Are we being too vigilant about keeping fat-free?

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My son is in his third month of having diabetes and is getting sick of eating all the time. We are just following the dietitian’s menu, but I don’t like to see him this upset about eating. I’m not sure what to do anymore. Please help.

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I read that the digestion of the dinner meal takes substantially longer than other meals and that insulin resistance at dinnertime is about double. Can you comment on this?

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