Hello,
My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 a few weeks ago. We've read loads since, including a couple of books advocating a low carb diet for blood sugar management. It all makes total sense (and even prior to her diagnosis, we had already come across the idea of low carb diets for general health and were just reading up about 'paleo' which is v similar).
It seems relatively easy for an adult (aside from perhaps longing for a few 'forbidden' foods ) - as we've finished growing - but trickier to work out how low to go with kids, who need more carbs for growth.
Does anyone have any experience of low carb diets for diabetic children? Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We want to make sure her diet has everything she needs but are not quite at ease with the NHS's line which seems to be carbs for the sake of carbs to a point of excess... Plus we'd love it if her blood sugar readings were a little more predictable and a little less wild (but perhaps that's just wishful thinking in a 2 year old!)!
Many thanks,
Lis
My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 a few weeks ago. We've read loads since, including a couple of books advocating a low carb diet for blood sugar management. It all makes total sense (and even prior to her diagnosis, we had already come across the idea of low carb diets for general health and were just reading up about 'paleo' which is v similar).
It seems relatively easy for an adult (aside from perhaps longing for a few 'forbidden' foods ) - as we've finished growing - but trickier to work out how low to go with kids, who need more carbs for growth.
Does anyone have any experience of low carb diets for diabetic children? Would love to hear your thoughts on this. We want to make sure her diet has everything she needs but are not quite at ease with the NHS's line which seems to be carbs for the sake of carbs to a point of excess... Plus we'd love it if her blood sugar readings were a little more predictable and a little less wild (but perhaps that's just wishful thinking in a 2 year old!)!
Many thanks,
Lis