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<blockquote data-quote="heidiphillips" data-source="post: 46387" data-attributes="member: 11872"><p>Hi Cath,</p><p>I'm the mum of a 7 year old, diagnosed in August. She's been on a pump (Medtronic paradigm) since October. We have a weighing scale, we bought from Argos, that allows calorie counting and carb counting for any food that you need to weigh. You weigh the food, tell the scale what food it is and it gives you the carbs. we also have a little book (free from Accucheck - just ring and ask - I got their number online) that contains most types of foods (even takeaways) with their carb content per 100g of food. With Tia, within 2 weeks of diagnosis, we had realised the benfit of low carb on her BG; however by November we realised the effect of low carb on her weight (she had lost a kg - most people should gain when going on insulin). So whilst I remain acutely aware of the benefits of a low carb diet; my experience with Tia says to go easy. Our main problem remains the high fat foods - the fat seems to mean that she stays higher for longer. I'm happy for you to get in touch by email if you want a chat. Heidi</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="heidiphillips, post: 46387, member: 11872"] Hi Cath, I'm the mum of a 7 year old, diagnosed in August. She's been on a pump (Medtronic paradigm) since October. We have a weighing scale, we bought from Argos, that allows calorie counting and carb counting for any food that you need to weigh. You weigh the food, tell the scale what food it is and it gives you the carbs. we also have a little book (free from Accucheck - just ring and ask - I got their number online) that contains most types of foods (even takeaways) with their carb content per 100g of food. With Tia, within 2 weeks of diagnosis, we had realised the benfit of low carb on her BG; however by November we realised the effect of low carb on her weight (she had lost a kg - most people should gain when going on insulin). So whilst I remain acutely aware of the benefits of a low carb diet; my experience with Tia says to go easy. Our main problem remains the high fat foods - the fat seems to mean that she stays higher for longer. I'm happy for you to get in touch by email if you want a chat. Heidi [/QUOTE]
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