Naomi's fight with type one diabetes

Naomi was diagnosed with diabetes at 13 months old. She is now 2 and a half and everyday is a struggle. But we love her and just keep on going

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[sofiapop123]

AWWW!!!

[legatinois87]

btw, my main reason for suggesting a low carb diet is because the amount of insulin required is cut by 50 - 70% hence less needles. Seeing that picture of your daughter cringing at the sight of a needle makes me think less shots might be better. i take very low dosages of insulin on low carb days. no more than 25 units and im 5'8 140 lbs.

[legatinois87]

potatoes, fruit juice, granola bars, etc. does wonders. for instance for brkfast i'll eat a piece of pumpernickel/rye toast with a slice of tomato, an egg, and maybe a few baby carrots or half a cucumber. many diabetics experience the dawn phenomenon so they need very little sugar/carbs in the a.m. i find this breakfast takes me through to 10 a.m. no problem. something to think about anyways. best of luck and your daughter is a brave little girl.

[legatinois87]

So it's not like you don't get any carbs when you follow a low carb diet. But I would say a young girl like your daughter could probably get by with about 80 cho a day. I try to keep mine at a maximum of 100 carbs / day on low carb days. Dr. Richard K Bernstein (not the weight loss guy) only eats 24 carbs/day + whatever additional small amounts of sugar are in tomatoes, cucumbers, baby carrots, etc. So probably around 40 carbs/day. That seems a bit extreme. But I think getting off bread, pasta,

[legatinois87]

(cont'd) That way I get to have some of the foods I enjoy and I make sure I'm getting enough carbs to grow properly. I'm pretty much done growing now at 24 - and I know diabetes has stunted my growth by about 10 - 15%. However, I find the low carb diet to be the best. Lots of meat, veggies, no sugar added peanut butter, etc. For carbs I eat whole grain rye, flax, pumpernickel bread and if I have pasta I only have a half a cup at one sitting. Baby carrots and tomatoes have a bit of natural sugar.

[legatinois87]

This movie made me feel really sorry for your little girl. I'm a type 1 diabetic myself. I was dx'd in 1998 at the age of 11. I'm 24 now and so far complication free for the most part. I feel compelled to suggest you have a read of Dr. Richard K Bernstein's books. The Diabetes Diet is one of them. He's been diabetic since he was 12 years old. He's now in his mid 70s with virtually no complications. He follows a low carb diet. I alternate between low carb weeks and carb weeks.

[Missimo24]

i have type 1 diaabetes and I get really fed up reallly easily -im also scared that if i dont do anythinng i might lose a limb

[Rusty110266]

Beautiful. I can totally relate to what you have gone through. My little boy was diagnosed at 16 months old. I have also made a video for him if you would like to seem him. These kids are so strong and amazing. They are true heros.

[spirit7000]

there is cure for type 1 and 2 dibetic

Dr robert young and dr furman

[bubblesxxxo]

omg that is so sad!! :'(