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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2137104" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Teenage boys typically need barrow loads of food while they grow. Bedtime "snacks" of a bowl of cereal or half a loaf of bread are not abnormal for non diabetics. Obviously if you're T1 then you're going to have to balance this with lots more insulin... </p><p></p><p>T1s who don't have enough insulin lose weight (it happened to me briefly as a preteen T1 at a boarding school and I still blame that term for the fact that I'm so much shorter than all my family members <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />). </p><p></p><p>Having said all that, there are groups out there who raise their teen T1s on low carb, so it is possible, I don't want to knock your attempts to supplement his diet with fats/proteins rather than carbs. And some kids stay skinny whatever you do. But they shouldn't lose weight.</p><p></p><p>I agree with this.</p><p></p><p>And if he's so thin that it hurts to inject (poor kid, it sounds awful) I guess you've considered that he might be skipping meals and injections at school, or just eating reduced quantities so that he can inject less. </p><p></p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2137104, member: 372717"] Teenage boys typically need barrow loads of food while they grow. Bedtime "snacks" of a bowl of cereal or half a loaf of bread are not abnormal for non diabetics. Obviously if you're T1 then you're going to have to balance this with lots more insulin... T1s who don't have enough insulin lose weight (it happened to me briefly as a preteen T1 at a boarding school and I still blame that term for the fact that I'm so much shorter than all my family members :)). Having said all that, there are groups out there who raise their teen T1s on low carb, so it is possible, I don't want to knock your attempts to supplement his diet with fats/proteins rather than carbs. And some kids stay skinny whatever you do. But they shouldn't lose weight. I agree with this. And if he's so thin that it hurts to inject (poor kid, it sounds awful) I guess you've considered that he might be skipping meals and injections at school, or just eating reduced quantities so that he can inject less. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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