Low carb breakfast for diabetic baby?

[Lotstar]

This is my first visit to diabetes uk, my 11 month old baby boy was diagnosed a month ago and put on the pump 3 weeks ago. We're back home now and I am rally struggling with his blood sugar post breakfast. I was told by the hospital dietician that he can eat whatever he wants so long as he is given the right amount of insulin. The problem is his insulin to carb ratios have not been worked out yet and the consultant is keen for me to stick to fixed boluses with correction doses for highs for the time being. Breakfast is just crazy! He has a big portion of either oats and banana or weetabix and banana, 2 hours later he is always high, just tested him now and is was 23.9. Does anyone have any suggestions for a lower carb breakfast suitable for a hungry baby? All I can think of is eggs! Thanks

 

[Ambersilva]

I have checked with the babycentre website and you can give babies scrambled egg from the age of six months as long as it is cooked through properly. Some babies are allergic to egg and the site suggests starting off with just a mouthful.

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/x1042723/is ... ggs-to-eat

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[Geocacher]

Banana is very high on the glycaemic index, which means it contains a lot of natural sugar. Wheatabix and oats are also high carb.

Oat bran porridge may a better alternative because it's high in fibre and far lower in carbohydrates and most people find the taste and texture very similar to regular oat porridge. If you want to add fruit, try adding a few frozen berries, berries are much lower in natural sugar but still provide essential nutrients and adding them frozen to hot oat bran will help cool the oatbran porridge to eating temperature for a baby.

Tesco and Sainsubury's both stock Oat Bran, usually by the porridge oats, and all health food stores have it. You have to cook oatbran porridge but it's easy and quick to make and can be made with water to further cut down on the carbohydrates.

I find that oatbran porridge has a minimal effect on my BG compared to regular oat porridge or wheatabix. An adult serving has 19 grams of carbohydrates and it's a generous serving, a baby sized serving would be less than a quarter of that.