Diabetes, Feeding Your Child
When your child is diagnosed with diabetes, it becomes very important for your child get proper nutrition. Food provides nutrition that your child needs to grow and develop, and it plays an important role in managing diabetes. The things that your child eats and drinks affect his or her blood sugar (glucose) and insulin dosage.
Helping your child make healthy choices and following instructions from your child’s health care provider can:
• Help control your child’s blood glucose levels and prevent low blood glucose (hypoglycemia).
• Help prevent your child from developing complications from diabetes.
HOW SHOULD I FEED MY INFANT?
An infant with diabetes eats on a normal schedule. You may breastfeed or formula feed your baby. Your baby will be given insulin based on his or her blood glucose …show more content…
• Low-fat or non-fat yogurt with no sugar added.
• Pretzels and milk.
• Whole grain crackers with cheese or peanut butter.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT MANAGING MY CHILD’S BLOOD GLUCOSE?
• Check your child’s blood glucose every day, as often as told by your child’s health care provider.
• Have your child’s A1c level (hemoglobin A1c) checked at least two times a year, or as often as directed.
• Your child’s health care provider will set individualized blood glucose and A1c treatment goals for your child. o If your child’s blood glucose is above his or her target for 2 tests in a row, you should contact your child’s health care provider.
• Food, exercise, and insulin levels all affect your child’s blood glucose levels. How much food your child eats and how much insulin your child takes may need to be adjusted based on how much exercise your child gets. Your child's health care provider will help you and your child make these adjustments. o You may need to wait to give your child mealtime insulin until after he or she eats. This will give your child a more accurate dose and help to prevent
When your child is diagnosed with diabetes, it becomes very important for your child get proper nutrition. Food provides nutrition that your child needs to grow and develop, and it plays an important role in managing diabetes. The things that your child eats and drinks affect his or her blood sugar (glucose) and insulin dosage.
Helping your child make healthy choices and following instructions from your child’s health care provider can:
• Help control your child’s blood glucose levels and prevent low blood glucose (hypoglycemia).
• Help prevent your child from developing complications from diabetes.
HOW SHOULD I FEED MY INFANT?
An infant with diabetes eats on a normal schedule. You may breastfeed or formula feed your baby. Your baby will be given insulin based on his or her blood glucose …show more content…
• Low-fat or non-fat yogurt with no sugar added.
• Pretzels and milk.
• Whole grain crackers with cheese or peanut butter.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT MANAGING MY CHILD’S BLOOD GLUCOSE?
• Check your child’s blood glucose every day, as often as told by your child’s health care provider.
• Have your child’s A1c level (hemoglobin A1c) checked at least two times a year, or as often as directed.
• Your child’s health care provider will set individualized blood glucose and A1c treatment goals for your child. o If your child’s blood glucose is above his or her target for 2 tests in a row, you should contact your child’s health care provider.
• Food, exercise, and insulin levels all affect your child’s blood glucose levels. How much food your child eats and how much insulin your child takes may need to be adjusted based on how much exercise your child gets. Your child's health care provider will help you and your child make these adjustments. o You may need to wait to give your child mealtime insulin until after he or she eats. This will give your child a more accurate dose and help to prevent