My daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and she is 8 years old.Right now we are doing the daily insulin shots.But I have been reading about pumps.I am kind of leaning toward the Omnipod or Animas 2020.But I am a little afraid of going to pumps because of the problems I have been hearing about them.What are your opinions on these pumps?

i take mine through a pump. you change the site every 2 days and put it in either the stoughmach, leg, arm, or but cheek. I found out through trial and error that leg and arm hurt a hell of a lot more. I when i was 4 years old i started with a needle, but switched over to a pump. if you take shots, you have to take your food at a certain time each day, and with the pump comes alot of freedom.

If you do get a pump, i recomend Deltec Cosmo. THis is the one i currently have.

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My parents are visiting for the weekend, and my dad is not truly diabetic, but has high sugar and has to carefully watch what he eats, much like a diabetic. I'd like to make something yummy for dessert, any ideas as to what I could make that he could eat? (even if it's just a little?) Thanks!

lemon meringue pie

Crust:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon equal® sweetener
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons margarine – cold
or vegetable shortening
3 – 5 tablespoons ice water

Filling:
15 1/4 teaspoons equal® sweetener – divided or 49 packets of equal
2 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon rind – grated
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 eggs
5 egg whites – divided
2 tablespoons margarine
1 – 2 drop yellow food coloring – optional
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Pie Crust:
Combine flour, sugar, and salt in medium bowl. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with water, 1 tbsp at a time, mixing lightly with a fork after each addition until pastry just hold together.

Roll pastry on floured surface to circle 1 1/2" larger than inverted 9" pie pan. Ease pastry into pan; trim and flute. Pierce bottom of pastry with tines of a fork. Bake at 425 until browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Filling:
Mix water, lemon juice, lemon rind, 10 3/4 tsp equal, and cornstarch in medium saucepan. Whisk over medium high heat until boiling; boil, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Whisk about 1 cup mixture into combined eggs and 2 egg whites; whisk egg mixture into saucepan. Remove from heat; add margarine, stirring until melted. Stir in food color; pour mixture into baked pie crust.

Beat remaining 3 egg whites and cream of tartar in medium bowl to soft peaks; beat to stiff peaks, adding remaining 3 1/2 tsp equal gradually. Spread meringue over hot lemon filling, sealing to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping.

Bake at 425° F. until meringue is browned, about 5 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.

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Is it safe to use sweetener if you are not diabetic. There is a long list of people in my family with diabetes. I figure if I use sweetener, it would lower my chances of getting diabetes. There are a ton of sweeteners out there, which one is the best?

Hi!
People say a lot of things about artificial sweeteners, and people have been quite rude to me about it in the past, but I’ve gone to quite a few seminars, and done some research, so I’ll let you know what I know.
Aspartame used to be the most widely used and most popular sweetener. People say that it will kill you, it will give you cancer, and break down the walls of your stomach… None of this has been proven. There have been many studies, but nothing conclusive as of yet. Still, the stories are scary, and I find it best to stay away from the stuff if you can help it.
Which brings me to Splenda. Splenda is a fairly new sweetener, and it’s quite amazing. It is in fact a sugar molecule with the chlorine (If I’m not mistaken) removed. This means that it isn’t artificial! And it will not affect your blood sugar.

Splenda, to me is the best sweetener out there, but using the others won’t kill you.
Also, cutting back on sugar will only decrease your chances of Type 2 diabetes, Type 1 is hereditary for the most part.

I hope this helped a bit.

Good Luck!

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Can you become diabetic eating a bar of snickers once a day? How much daily sugar content is dangerous?

Diabetes..either type…is not caused by eating too much of anything. And it is not caused by being overweight. It is a problem with the pancreas.

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I am diabetic and have been for over 20 years. I am very familiar with it but does anyone else have a diabetic cat/pet that can help?
I was told to start with Humulin NPH 2 units a day. Then we will retest.
Please tell me if you have had good success with your diabetic pet, and what you do. I want to do all I can to help my pet. Thanks.

There is a Yahoo group for felinediabetes. Go to http://www.yahoogroups.com and put in a search for that group.

I belong to two feline cancer groups and created one of my own for felinebladdercancer (very rare). The members and owner/moderators of these groups are experience in helping their cats with the diabetes problem. They will support you in your journey with your cat, answer any questions you have about the shots, diet, prognosis, etc.

Good luck. I am sure you will be happy if you join.

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Coeliac meaning an alergic reaction to the gluten in wheat, and diabetic as in metabolism disorder… I have a friend who is both and I’m curious as to what I can cook or can’t cook when they are over!

I’m not sure, but there are many people who will know the answer to your question at this website that I often visit. It’s a website with forums for people with diabetes, and some also have celiac, so they would know. The website is called Children with Diabetes. here is a link to all the forums. You could post your question in the ‘Celiac’ forum, but you’d get much better results (and more of them) if you post it in the ‘Parents of Children with Type 1′ forum. Here’s the link:

http://forums.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index.php

good luck!

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Is there any difference between a diabetic show and a regular shoe besides the diabetic insert that goes into the shoe?

Diabetic Shoes

Shoes for diabetic patients are made of special protective inserts and soft shoe materials to accommodate for conditions such as neuropathy (numb feet), poor circulation, and foot deformities (bunions, hammertoes, etc.). The shoes decrease the chance of foot sores (ulcers) which can be caused by friction and pressure. This may lead to infection, gangrene, or even amputation.

The foot and ankle surgeon may measure the diabetic patient's foot and have the shoes made at a specialty laboratory. In some cases he/she will give the patient a prescription to have the shoes custom-made.

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I am an insulin dependent diabetic from past 15 years . I am told diabetes causes nerve damage and weakening of the mussels . What vitamins , minerals or supliments are good to nurish the nerves and preserve mussle vitality ?

The one Vitimin to help protect nerves from damage is Vitamin B 12. Mecobalamin… Note the name . The’re other B 12″s out their ,but this is the one that works best. I think you need prescription for this. I have neuropathy and this is the one drug that really helps.

Good question.

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Also, does metformin help to make you lose weight. I know its not a diet pill, but does getting your insulin back to normal really make that much of a difference, if you are eating healthier?

When we eat foods high in refined carbohydrates, the pancreas pump out insulin to help remove the sugar from the blood and get it into your cells. It is a highly choreograph dance. When your insulin spikes too often from a diet rich in the high-carb foods, your body gets confuse, stumbles, and stop making enough insulin for the amount of sugar you are eating. Which means you have to eat more high-carb food in order to get the same amount of insulin as before. It is a vicious cycle. This leads to high blood glucose, which sets the stage for diabetes.

Excess weight also contributes to insulin resistance because too much fat interferes with muscles’ ability to use insulin. Lack of exercise further reduces muscles’ ability to use insulin.

So obesity contributes to insulin resistance. But insulin resistance does not automatically contributes to obesity. If you follow a diet high in refined carbohydrates and develop insulin resistance, then you have a high chance of becoming obese. You have to eat more refined carb to get the same amount of glucose as a person with normal blood sugar which will probably result in weight gain.

Hope I am not confusing you.

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Also, does metformin help to make you lose weight. I know its not a diet pill, but does getting your insulin back to normal really make that much of a difference, if you are eating healthier?

When we eat foods high in refined carbohydrates, the pancreas pump out insulin to help remove the sugar from the blood and get it into your cells. It is a highly choreograph dance. When your insulin spikes too often from a diet rich in the high-carb foods, your body gets confuse, stumbles, and stop making enough insulin for the amount of sugar you are eating. Which means you have to eat more high-carb food in order to get the same amount of insulin as before. It is a vicious cycle. This leads to high blood glucose, which sets the stage for diabetes.

Excess weight also contributes to insulin resistance because too much fat interferes with muscles’ ability to use insulin. Lack of exercise further reduces muscles’ ability to use insulin.

So obesity contributes to insulin resistance. But insulin resistance does not automatically contributes to obesity. If you follow a diet high in refined carbohydrates and develop insulin resistance, then you have a high chance of becoming obese. You have to eat more refined carb to get the same amount of glucose as a person with normal blood sugar which will probably result in weight gain.

Hope I am not confusing you.

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