Comments on: No Deep-Fried Suicide Here

By: Hallie

Hallie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Thank you so much for responding to this artice!

I read it and thought, “WHAT?” And then I thought, “Gee, we are in trouble at our house.” Because MY T1 diabetic child ate pancakes and mashed potatoes, fruit, veggies, and milk for dinner. Interesting combination? Yes. Off limits? No way.

The LAST thing I want is for diabetes to take away anything from her life. Even little things like what she eats – which is actually a BIG thing.

Moderation is best. But that’s true for ANY person – child, adult, diabetic, or not.

It’s a lot of work – but it’s doable. It takes time, planning, trial and error – but with the pump, a correct carb ratio, the carb count for the food, and the right ratio for a combo bolus, good control can be achieved even when eating things like pancakes!

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:11:49 +0000

Thank you so much for your response to that article! I think its important that we respond to such mis-information whenever we see it….

I saw this article today in the Wall Street Journal, and wanted to share: Its one of the rare cases where T1D is profiled correctly, and it was very refreshing to read! =)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703494404575081584098774478.html

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:51:24 +0000

My son also has type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. He also gets gluten free versions of almost all of those foods on a regular basis. I wonder what the real story is that was going on.
Thanks for sharing your letter

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:59:33 +0000

I truly feel bad for this family. IMHO they are putting an extra strain on an already stressful disease. One of my priorities is to make sure that AJ feels like a “normal” kid as much as possible. With today’s faster acting insulin I don’t see why you would need to restrict a child’s diet like this. It should be about moderation… and that’s true for my non-d child as well. I hate to see what is going to happen to this child when he is a teenager. My guess is that he will be sneaking an unhealthy amount of “off limit” foods.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:46:04 +0000

Uh Oh…

**BAD MOM ALERT**

Addy has T1 AND Celiac.

She loves fruit.
And milk.
And GF pizza.
And GF doughnuts.
And Chocolate Chex.
And GF pancakes.
And corn tortillas.
And popcorn.
And ice cream.

Oh, dear…by these parent’s expectations, I’M FAILING!!!!!!

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:06:29 +0000

I was disturbed by this article myself. I was diagnosed at age 4 in 1986. This was before we understood carb counting, before insulin pumps were popular, and when sugar was pretty much a no-no. But I ate relatively normal outside of the sugar thing. And I am fine 24 years later. I hope that this child doesn’t totally rebel and end up hurting his health.