Is it safe for someone whom does not have Diabetes to eat a Diabetic Diet?

Question:

My husband has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and High Cholesterol. In supporting his "new" Diabetic diet, I have opted to be on a Diabetic Diet with him. Also, my daughter is 10, and she is very thin, I was having her do this diet as well, but allow her to eat "junk" food on occasion. Is it nutritionally safe for my child to do a No Sugar/Low Fat diet as well?

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A Diabetic Diet is actually a healthy diet, but distributed in a way to allow your body to process nutrients more efficiently. Diabetics are not necessarily barred from particular food products, but must integrate them in their dietary schedule. Diabetes educators work to assist individual diabetics to work their favourite foods into a diet for them. Much of this is focused on portions, eating smaller meals over longer periods of time and maintaining glucose counts.

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you should probably ask a doctor not yahoo users - this is a serious question

Yes. No sugar diets are beneficial to growing bodies. This is how all people should eat no sugar/low fat diets. It is a proven fact that the diabetic diet is the healthiest diet for anyone. Go for it, and be healthy! High sugar/high fat is not healthy for anyone, including children. Lots of foods provide their own sugars, such as fruit and milk.

Most doctors recommend South beach phase 2 and 3 for diabetics. it is a healthy diet that is safe for most age groups. it promotes healthy eating. Talk to your daughters pediatrician as he or she would be able to better advise you. Now with that said, teaching her dietary habits now that will last her into adult hood is a great thing as you are helping to prevent your daughter from becoming a product of her diet and family genes (diabetes type 1 and 2 tend to have strong links to family genes if mom or dad has it good chance she is at risk.
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Me the Critical Care RN

I agree with Cece. One concern, according to one book I read, the body cannot tell the difference between sugar substitutes and sugar. In other words, insulin reacts to all sweets like it reacts to sugar. Also some sugar substitutes promote diarrhea.

Your daughter should do just find on your diet. She may need larger portions because she is growing.

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