Information and opinions on Diabetes from Housekitten at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/317244 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/317244/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/317244 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/317244/89105/housekitten Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:36:05 -0400 Housekitten My Mom is an 80 year old woman who weighs in at a whopping 101 pounds.  Last year she had a surgical procudure called the Whipple and has had about 1/4 to 1/3 of her pancreas removed.  She is now having blood sgars in the range of 140-190.  She has seen a dietician and she recommend counting carbs and not going over 30-45 carbs per meal.  I am wondering how she will gain weight.  We know that we have to balance the carbs... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/317244/89105/housekitten