People with diabetes were told to avoid sugar It was thought that sugar would
pass into the bloodstream faster and easier and would cause blood glucose levels
to rise too quickly recent research has shown that all carbohydrates affect
blood glucose levels the same way
if 2 kinds of food have the same number of carbohydrates, they will have about
the same effect on blood glucose levels.
One option for allowing your child to enjoy more sweet foods is the use of sugar
substitutes. Calorie-free sugar substitutes do not contain carbohydrates, so
your child can eat them without raising his or her blood glucose levels. Always
check the labels of products before you buy.
no reason, however, for your child to avoid all sugary foods.
In the context of a healthy diet, an occasional candy bar or bowl of ice cream
should cause no
problems
for his or her diabetes control
For people with diabetes, eating on time is just as important to waking up on
time.
Why? Insulin has peaks, times when it works the hardest.
Your child's meals and snacks are planned around those peaks. Your child takes a
shot of rapid-acting insulin, 15-30 minutes later, that insulin works hard. Your
child needs to have food in his or her body for the insulin to work on.
Your child's meal plan will include a schedule of meals and snacks that
coincides with her insulin injections. It's important for him or her to stick to
the meal times as much as possible to avoid hypoglycemia and get the nutrition
he or she needs.
you need to know how much insulin your child needs to "cover" a certain amount
of carbohydrates. insulin works a little differently for each person. Your child
may need 1 unit of insulin for every 10 grams or 1 unit for every 25 grams of
carbohydrate.
