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<blockquote data-quote="SophiaW" data-source="post: 105562" data-attributes="member: 13451"><p>If Jess ate fruit, crisps and cereal bars between meals I'm sure her BS levels would be high like that too. This is the one thing that was a challenge for us, before diabetes Jess was a grazer, she liked to snack her way through the day and we never really worried because she didn't have a weight problem so we saw no harm in it. But now with diabetes if we want good BS control then she can't snack like she used to. Have you considered low-carb foods as snacks? We don't do low carbing but if Jess want's a snack between meals then we try to make it something low carb to save having an extra injection. If she really wants something that is not low carb as a snack then she has an injection to cover it. We try to make Jess' three meals of the day substantial so that she doesn't feel the need to snack too much between meals, perhaps consider giving your son a larger portion at meal times. We've found that exercise lowers Jess' BS levels, so the days that she plays sport means that she can have a fruit snack without the need for an extra injection because her BS will lower as a result of the physical activity. Perhaps try to encourage your son to do more exercise if he's not very active already. These are just some suggestions and I'm not sure if they would work for your son, I would talk to your diabetes nurse for further advice. I know that when children are growing it's difficult for them to go very long at all without having something to eat, they seem to be ravenous all the time!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SophiaW, post: 105562, member: 13451"] If Jess ate fruit, crisps and cereal bars between meals I'm sure her BS levels would be high like that too. This is the one thing that was a challenge for us, before diabetes Jess was a grazer, she liked to snack her way through the day and we never really worried because she didn't have a weight problem so we saw no harm in it. But now with diabetes if we want good BS control then she can't snack like she used to. Have you considered low-carb foods as snacks? We don't do low carbing but if Jess want's a snack between meals then we try to make it something low carb to save having an extra injection. If she really wants something that is not low carb as a snack then she has an injection to cover it. We try to make Jess' three meals of the day substantial so that she doesn't feel the need to snack too much between meals, perhaps consider giving your son a larger portion at meal times. We've found that exercise lowers Jess' BS levels, so the days that she plays sport means that she can have a fruit snack without the need for an extra injection because her BS will lower as a result of the physical activity. Perhaps try to encourage your son to do more exercise if he's not very active already. These are just some suggestions and I'm not sure if they would work for your son, I would talk to your diabetes nurse for further advice. I know that when children are growing it's difficult for them to go very long at all without having something to eat, they seem to be ravenous all the time! [/QUOTE]
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