Picky Eating + Type 1 Diabetes
What if you bolus for a meal she won’t eat? What if he’ll only eat carbs and nothing else? Get expert answers on managing picky eating when blood sugar is on the line.
Food
The Low-Carb Question
Some families have found blood sugar benefits to adopting a low-carb diet, while others advocate that children with type 1 diabetes can eat the same foods as anyone else. How do you navigate the debate — and the parental judgment zone around what has become a heated topic in the diabetes community?
Starter Guide to Carb-Counting
When your child is first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, suddenly having to track and count everything they eat in order to calculate insulin doses can feel overwhelming. But you will get the hang of it! Here are some new and time-honored tricks to get you started.
’Twas the Night After Diagnosis
by Heather Schuerman, guest blogger, Raisingrushandemmy.wordpress.com
There’s never a good time for a T1D diagnosis. Especially in November.
Sweet Little Lies
by Kerri Sparling, guest blogger, SixUntilMe.com
My blood sugar was 385 mg/dL, but I definitely did NOT eat those cupcakes.
An Open Letter to Those Feeding My Child
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Here’s what I’d like to say to the general population about how to deal with food around my child with type 1 diabetes.
Does This Have Carbs?
Cough syrup, chewable vitamins, gum…pet food?? Find out if you need to cover the carbs in these and other (semi) edibles.
Our Awesome New Mealtime Trick for Picky Eaters With Type 1 Diabetes
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
I was feeling stuck between my two options: cooking only the five healthy dishes that they’ll all eat but becoming bored to tears with mealtimes, or making healthy, interesting dishes that remained uneaten. I figured there had to be a better way.
Tiny Food Swaps With a Big Blood-Sugar Payoff
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
We started noticing that sometimes we could make little tweaks—basically substitutions—to the foods that James was eating, and his blood sugar would be much easier to manage. Here are a few of our favorites.
People in the Know: Dinner Guests With Diabetes
Q: “My grandson was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and his family will be coming to my house for Thanksgiving dinner. What do I need to know?” Find an expert answer here.