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Cooking for Newly Found Diabetic
He also received a glucose monitor during the class and they taught him how to use it. .... blood glucose monitoring system · diabetic diet plan ...
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- I am a stay at home mom of 2 boys who majored in human nutrition in college 10 yrs ago. Basically diabetics have to follow the diet we all should be following for a s...
- Hi K., Are you familiar with the nutritional product line that Arbonne offers? They have both protein and fiber shakes that are in the Figure 8 weight loss plan th...
- Hi, My husband was also recently diagnosed. We eat no white flour/rice/noodles. Instead we eat whole grain rice; whole wheat bread/noodles, etc. Also, the majori...
Gestational Diabetes
I rarely had a blood sugar spike and when I did it was because of something I ate (and shouldn't .... blood glucose monitoring system · diabetes gestational ...
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- Hi O., I had GD when I was pregnant with my son. I saw a nutritionist at Rush a couple times and she set me up with an eating plan that enabled me to go completely...
- I had diabetes when i was pregnant and the main issue was to eat a well balanced diet, track your sugar levels thought out the day, at first i had to check my sugar 4 ...
- I had gestational diabetes with my son and was diagnosed during the holidays....what a time to be told to watch my carbs intake!!!! Even though I am deathly afrai...
Raising a Sugarless Baby?
Any food where sucrose, fructose, glucose, corn syrup, honey, or other sugars are .... bye bye baby bye bye · diabetes org · blood glucose monitoring system ...
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- There are tons of alternatives that are healthy. First educating yourself on what the hidden sugars are on a food label is important. Start shopping at Henry's & ask l...
- I'm not personally trying to raise a sugarless baby, but I do make sure to limit the amount and kind of sugar my Bug gets. Like, anything corn syrup is off-limits but ...
- J., I remember when I was pregnant. My husband and I were in the grocery store and we saw a mom put a pacifier into her baby's mouth because she was starting to fus...
4 Year Old with Diabetes
Life changed of course and it took the family a while to get used to monitoring his blood sugar levels. Last year he was put on a pump which helped ...
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- First let me say I am sorry to hear that about your 4 yr old. I am 31 and have diabetes and couldn't imagine having it at 4. My daughter is 4. I have to take insulin a...
- Hi R., He will get through this! Kids are better with lifestyle change than adults are. As far as the blood testing, it is very simple. The tool that you have to test...
- Hi R., You've recieved a lot of good responses. I'm a teacher and had a little boy diagnosed 2 yrs ago when I was teaching preschool. He was 4 at the time. Life cha...
Pregnant and Feeling Fat
Try monitoring your blood sugar before and after meals. It may be that your body is producing ... The meals will keep your blood sugar up and help you feel great ! Just try and be as healthy as you .... calories burned · blood glucose ...
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- When you're pregnant isn't a good time to worry about fat. You have 15 weeks to go... if you gain a pound a week, you will be in the range that doctors want their pat...
- I totally know how you feel. I have a 6 week old and have just started working out to get rid of the belly. I don't think your doctor should be mad at you for any weig...
- With both of my pregnancies, I noticed that I gained a ton of weight some months and not as much weight the next month. The best thing that you can do is listen to yo...
5 Yo Producing a Huge Amount of Urine
Oct 27, 2009 ... Also do a blood test to check his blood glucose levels which should probably be somewhere between 70 and 120. If they have a glucometer in ...
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- Good morning I would call your pediatrician and just make sure he is OK with his kidneys...have them test his urine just in case there is something going on. Knowing...
- Sometimes increased urine production can be a sign of something like Diabetes. Probably worth a call to the MD
- check him for diabetes?
Late Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes at 36 Weeks
Aug 6, 2009 ... If she had gotten to 10 lbs (without the diet & monitoring) then I would have ... I just stuck to the diet & had to test my blood sugar three times a day ... (I failed the first glucose test, but passed the 3 hour test. ...
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- Hi B., I'm pretty sure I had undiagnosed gestational diabetes with my pregnancy. My midwife had been out of town but my OB was fairly certain. Try to follow the die...
- Your baby may not be as big as they are saying. I had an ultrasound done right before the day before I had my son and they told me he would be right around 8lbs 8oz a...
- Ultrasounds can be off by as much as 2 lbs, and it's position, not size, which is the strongest factor in whether the baby can be born vaginally. I had some sugar s...
Birthing Plan Suggestions
Nov 5, 2009 ... given to the baby (including glucose water or plain water), ... MONITORING ( in case of transfer to Beverly Hospital) .... to wait a few minutes to cut the cord to allow the baby to retain more of the cord blood. ...
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- G., I have copied and pasted in my birth plan for you to give you some ideas. They do NOT have to take the baby at all. It's YOUR baby, YOUR choice. I was the first p...
- My advice is leave it open because like you said nothing goes as planned and trust your doctor's advice. If something should go wrong don't be stubborn, they need to ...
- G., I think having a Birth Plan is a great tool for it can help a mother feel like she has some type of control of how her birth will go. I filled out my Birth P...
Just Diagnosed with Diabetes
Asked by B.M. from Portland
on April 20, 2009
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My mother and real father have diabetes and from what I know it runs in the family quite pertinently... anyway, so I have been having alot of symptoms and just been fe...
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- That is a scary diagnosis. The booklets should answer some of your questions. Did he tell you how to get a glucometer? If you have insurance you can get won w/o cos...
- Hi B., Looks like you received a lot of great advice. Mine is to go to www.webmd.com - go to the "Health Center" and click on Diabetes. They have a lot of sources a...
- Get a copy of The Schwarzbein Principle, by Diana Schwarzbein, MD and Nancy Deville from the library or amazon. There is great information in there about diet in gene...
Need Help with 6 1/2 Year Old's Recent Bed-wetting
Asked by C.S. from Grand Rapids
on March 18, 2008
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I have twins age 6 1/2 (boy & girl) and my son has recently begun wetting the bed at night for the last 2 weeks - every single night! He hasn't wet the bed in a few y...
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- Sorry I can't help you much with how to solve the bedwetting because we've struggled with that off and on for our 7 year old also. But, we lay a water proof pad over ...
- Mom you have got to get your son involved in the clean up after the bed wetting episodes. He needs to learn how to change his sheets and clean up. He should also be ma...
- C., my name is Dr. Rick Semlow. I am a chiropractor. I can say that, overall, chiropractic has had alot of success in helping with bed wetting (enuresis). While not...
