A stagehand's diet

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My T2 friend is giving me fits with his eating habits.

He's always been the type who forgets to eat. But as a stagehand

and a T2, that's not a good situation. I always try to make sure he

has a good meal before or after a show -- or both. But I'm

wondering, when he's doing a lot of heavy physical labor, is it a

good idea to feed him carbs in higher quantity? Or should I stick

with a lot of protein, etc. I've read and understand all the diet

information (I'm considered pre-diabetic) but it never covered

people who do a lot of heavy labor. It dealt primarily with

exercise. He'll come over with his blood sugar running about 55

after working a show, shaky, etc. That's not good and I want to do

right by him as much as I can.

Any help would be appreciated.