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Multi grain waffles, eggs, pancakes, fruit and french toast can be included for breakfast. Mac and cheese, chicken, turkey, avocado, steamed veggies, spagetti, beans and more fruit are some suggestions for lunch and dinner.

Basically, when you are asked to stand up, all the blood that was in your legs and gravity-dependent areas now need to go all the way up to the heart. In which case, your calf muscles will massage your veins and propulse the blood all the way up. As this is not always done instantly, you might a...

Home glucose meters are fun, aren't they? In truth, most glucose meters are accurate enough for our purposes - testing, not diagnosis. Unfortunately, though, this variability could be considered totally within the meter's normal range of accuracy. The reality is that, if you test your five...

At 11 months , I am assuming he/she has a few teeth. What do you eat for breakfast? Toast, fruit, scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles(my daughter loved Eggo waffles) um french toast. The only thing my daughter did not and still does not like is potatoes. But I would try some great foods like that...

At 11 months , I am assuming he/she has a few teeth. What do you eat for breakfast? Toast, fruit, scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles(my daughter loved Eggo waffles) um french toast. The only thing my daughter did not and still does not like is potatoes. But I would try some great foods like that...

The only thing she would need to do is to eat something as the rapid one will act on the blood glucose level quickly This should be enough to keep her glucose level stable. She should also take her slow acting insulin as well.

Non-diabetics spend most of the day below 100 mg/dL, except for brief periods (1-2 hours) after eating when blood sugar may be slightly elevated over that level. Usually a person without diabetes "spikes" - sees his highest blood sugar - within the first 30-60 minutes of eating, depending on...

A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood(Stem cells) for future use. . "Stem cells are immature cells that can both reproduce themselves and have the potential to turn into other types of cells. There are several types. The ones in umbilical cord blood and bone marrow...

Vegetables are naturally low-carb, but the carbohydrates in grains and legumes are complex and don't give a spike in blood sugar. They also have a lot of fiber, which further helps control blood sugar levels. I would suggest including these foods in your diet because they help you to meet...

The best is that you take injection levemir once a day only. In general the dose is started as 10 units at bed time. In your case there is no need to take it twice day. You may take it in morning also as single dose.

Children often have no symptoms of type 2 diabetes before they are diagnosed because their blood sugar level has been rising so slowly. As a result, a child may have diabetes for several years before being diagnosed. When children do have symptoms, the most common include: Slight increase in...

Dear, go to the doctor...

There are differences between Scotland and England & Wales when it comes to the provision of insulin pumps (CSII - Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion), my friend, and even differences in the area of Scotland that you come from. The NHS DOES provide pumps. I've been using one since...

Patients are generally not started on insulin pumps when their diabetes is not under control, in fact in people your age (normally a little younger like 15-17) getting a pump can actually be a reward for maintaining their insulin regime. As hard as it is, you are diabetic and at the moment...

Patients are generally not started on insulin pumps when their diabetes is not under control, in fact in people your age (normally a little younger like 15-17) getting a pump can actually be a reward for maintaining their insulin regime. As hard as it is, you are diabetic and at the moment...

I am in the same boat, and I still feel that way often, but I have a few tips that may or may not be for you. Maybe you need companionship. I could not find that with people so I bought a dog. Maybe you need religion. Knowing there is a god changes things no matter how lame it sounds. Go on a...

These definitely sound like concerns to take to your doctor! Recently, I had a test done that showed my A1c levels at 8.5%, normal is around 6%. This is a blood test that tests the glucose levels of your blood for a 3 month average and is an indicator of pre diabetes. I also had high...

DexCom isn't the only diabetes-focused company working on child-friendly devices. Its pediatric CGM could be peanut butter to Novo Nordisk's jelly. The Danish drugmaker ($NVO) is set to hit the U.S. market in early 2014 with its NovoPen Echo, a child-friendly insulin pen approved last August.

Don't be too worried about getting "appendicitis" or anything, people are stupid for worrying you like that. It's the baked beans that give me these aches. I know every time I eat baked beans I experience really bad pains, that usually give me goosebumps from the pain. I suspect it might be a...

Talk to someone like a counselor or something because the problem isn't you, it's all in your head. You could have a distorted view of yourself... I have been through the same thing as you and felt the same way when people around me were saying I was skinny but I saw myself differently.