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<blockquote data-quote="esselle" data-source="post: 172836" data-attributes="member: 31457"><p>Hello again, </p><p></p><p>Well I am now beginning to familiarise myself with this wonderful forum - as I have already written in another thread, I am mum to a boy (10) who was diagnosed 2 years ago with T1 diabetes.</p><p></p><p>What I am really interested in, after reading a good few posts in the food areas on this board, is other parents' views on what their diabetic children eat, as I am slightly concerned about my son's comprehension on what he should and shouldn't eat to help keep his BG levels in a safe range.</p><p></p><p>For instance, my son's favourite meals generally include high carb foods such as pasta and jacket potatoes, he will eat salad, limited veg, but really does not like fruit, with the exception of grapes and oranges - yes both v high in fruit sugars! Typically for breakfast, he is not a big cereal fan and prefers toast (again, really packed with cards), for lunch he likes to have a small sandwich, orange juice carton (NAS), yoghurt and a small treat, but if I pack fruit, he ALWAYS leaves it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I am conscious that I can't FORCE him to eat foods he doesn't like, but I would ideally like to decrease the types of food that make his blood sugars 'spike'. I guess as a family we have always enjoyed a lot of carbs (probably why I feel like a total stodge some days!!), but I really want to help my son, and as a consequence ALL of us in the family! </p><p></p><p>I would be really grateful for packed lunch suggestions he will enjoy (i.e. are wraps better than bread?). Please note that I most certainly do NOT want to cut carbs out of his diet altogether as they are (IMO) an essential part of any diet, and my son's diabetes nurse and dietician told us not to restrict him too much, but obvioulsy to match his insulin to the foods he eats etc. Also, evening meals for the family which are not overloaded with carbs?</p><p></p><p>Hope I don't sound silly, I just thought it might be good to get some ideas - we are all prepared to change for him, without making him feel that he is missing out so much that it tempts him to rebel when he reaches his teens! </p><p></p><p>Thank you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esselle, post: 172836, member: 31457"] Hello again, Well I am now beginning to familiarise myself with this wonderful forum - as I have already written in another thread, I am mum to a boy (10) who was diagnosed 2 years ago with T1 diabetes. What I am really interested in, after reading a good few posts in the food areas on this board, is other parents' views on what their diabetic children eat, as I am slightly concerned about my son's comprehension on what he should and shouldn't eat to help keep his BG levels in a safe range. For instance, my son's favourite meals generally include high carb foods such as pasta and jacket potatoes, he will eat salad, limited veg, but really does not like fruit, with the exception of grapes and oranges - yes both v high in fruit sugars! Typically for breakfast, he is not a big cereal fan and prefers toast (again, really packed with cards), for lunch he likes to have a small sandwich, orange juice carton (NAS), yoghurt and a small treat, but if I pack fruit, he ALWAYS leaves it :( I am conscious that I can't FORCE him to eat foods he doesn't like, but I would ideally like to decrease the types of food that make his blood sugars 'spike'. I guess as a family we have always enjoyed a lot of carbs (probably why I feel like a total stodge some days!!), but I really want to help my son, and as a consequence ALL of us in the family! I would be really grateful for packed lunch suggestions he will enjoy (i.e. are wraps better than bread?). Please note that I most certainly do NOT want to cut carbs out of his diet altogether as they are (IMO) an essential part of any diet, and my son's diabetes nurse and dietician told us not to restrict him too much, but obvioulsy to match his insulin to the foods he eats etc. Also, evening meals for the family which are not overloaded with carbs? Hope I don't sound silly, I just thought it might be good to get some ideas - we are all prepared to change for him, without making him feel that he is missing out so much that it tempts him to rebel when he reaches his teens! Thank you [/QUOTE]
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