Monday, June 04, 2012

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andrea
07/07/09
Category: diet

Diet

My 11 year old nephew was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. His parents say that his doctors told them that he can eat ANYTHING, regardless of sugar content. He just has to count carbs and adjust insulin doses according to what he eats. This doesn't sound correct to me. I thought he would…

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