Re: kids and carbs

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In a message dated 7/18/2004 8:39:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,

metaylorokc@... writes:

Not to split hairs but Type One cant be prevented in children but i see what

you are saying, especially with the rise in obesity and type two in children.

A type 2 diabetic diet does not provide enough carbs for a normal child to

thrive and grow properly and the diet has NOTHING whatsoever to do with

developing type 1 diabetes. A diabetic diet could be very helpful to an

overweight

child for preventing type two diabetes. But not one of normal or less than

normal weight.

Type one is caused by an autoimmune disease that destroys the pancreas's

islet cells regardless of what the child eats. Our diabetic nurse and endo have

told us not to restrict Donnie's carbs. He is to eat " normal kid friendly "

meals and snacks. Then he gets 1 unit of novalog to cover every 30 grams of

carbs he eats and 1 unit of novalog for each 40 grams at dinner since in the

evening he goes low for some yet unknown reason. He may eat 30grams of carbs or

120 it all depends on how hungry he is. One meal he may eat very little and

another he will eats tons. This is needed for him to grow. He is very well

controlled with his combo of Novalog, Novalin R, and Lantus.

For dinner tonight he had a regular jack cheese quesadilla and salsa, chicken

nuggets, a green salad, a bowl of canned peaches, and a piece of his friends

b-day cake that hadn't been planned into his afternoon snack that he had to

forgo until dinner. He then got 2.5 units of novalog 1.5 units of R to cover

his evening snack and 2&1/4 hours after dinner just before snack he was 96.

Then he gets a 45 gram snack (usually a granola bar, fruit, and cheese) and 4

untis of Lantus and goes to bed.

VERY VERY different from Type 2.

hugs

Keri