Thanks Melissa. Actually my brother's diabetes is almost non-existent now. He's still taking Avandia and Metformin, because the doctor doesn't want to mess his system up while in the middle of chemo treatments (and the steroid that he gets as part of the chemo does raise his sugar for a few hours). But he's able to eat and drink almost anything now without it affecting his blood sugar. He just added orange juice to his breakfast with no effect on his sugar at all.

Like your patient, my brother craves cold water. Since his appetite is still very poor, he also drinks at least one glucerna, usually before bedtime, just to be sure he gets his nutrients.
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