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treats for diabetics

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friendly · 03/06/2010 13:26

My son is going on a picnic and a couple of the kids have diabetes. What treats can I contribute that they can all share? I'm packing some strawberries and raspberries. I feel a bit ignorant asking

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DanJARMouse · 03/06/2010 13:28

meringues made with splenda as substitute to sugar

but on the whole I would stick with the fruit side of things.

My gran has diet controlled diabetes and still treats herself to a biscuit once a day.

Smash09 · 03/06/2010 19:50

Maybe make some oaty cookies? With banana/agave to sweeten rather than sugar?

Smash09 · 03/06/2010 19:52

Mind you, do they have to be sweet treats?
Maybe contribute some wholewheat cheese and onion muffins? With cream cheese to go top? Nice for pinics, that

OTTMummA · 04/06/2010 08:05

banana bread with splenda instead of sugar, topped with a little honey sweetened cream frosting.

FragileMum · 04/06/2010 13:43

I've just asked my dd (teen with diabetes) for her input and got the usual mouthful but hey she is a teenager.

Anyway I'd ask the parents if I were you. Different diabetics are on different regimes - some have to snack, some have to inject insulin according to the number of carbohydrates in the food, some are fussy eaters and some can have other food requirements. You should also ask what to do if one of the kids isn't well - if they know they are having a hypo (low blood sugar) and do they do their own injections, blood tests, etc.

To DJM, adults can have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 is what kids get and is always controlled by a combination of diet and insulin. Type 2 can be controlled by diet and/or diet and tablet or diet and insulin. So if a kid has diabetes, there will be insulin injections and blood testing involved.

My dd has pizza, crisps, cheese straws and Muller Rice for treats. She is also a fussy eater so I generally send food with her. Fruit (apart from bananas) sends her blood sugar too high so fruit is saved for when her blood sugar is low or when she is going to inject more insulin or do some vigorous exercise.

Also too much artificial sweetener can cause diarrhoea in some people ... maybe not the best idea for a picnic. Honey has much the same glucose content as sugar sadly.

Sorry to go on but it's a complex thing for Type 1s. Hope this helps. Please don't exclude the kids with diabetes - my dd lost out several times including school trips which made both of us sad.

PS Frozen bananas are great.

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