Yes she loves them, she likes pistachios and pea nuts and are excellent (fillers) if she is hungry and don't want to over do the snacks. She will eat cucumber and bits of chicken to but sometimes I need a 5g snack to keep her levels steady when she is in her target range.Just thinking; would your daughter eat nuts instead of crisps? That may be a much lower carb option?
Gemma,
We found that all processed carbs spiked our daughter, she was on a proper rollercoaster! We went low carb, low GI didnt cut it with us. The 10g free snack would shoot her up high, think a bag of wotsits, cheddars, cold cuts etc (excess protein turns to glucose!)
Now i know to bolus for protein foods and that there is no such thing as a free snack!
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You even bolus for protein? All her other snacks I quoted don't seem to spike her and to be honest it's mainly fruit rarely processed carbs but when it is processed carbs I def notice a spike.
What would a typical few days food and snacks etc look like for you?
Wow that's great how old is your daughter? Yes please would you write me the recipe for Bol sauce? X
I would think long and hard before opting for a low carb diet for a child, especially one whose still a toddler. And do speak to a dietician. Children need more energy than adults. It is recommended their diet should be 45%-65% carbs.
Your message had made me feel not so isolated thank you. I would not be going low carb anyway, I'm lowering the carbs but not to the point of eliminating everything she enjoys which to be honest is a roast dinner with a bit of sweetcorn! She's fully understanding on treats and that they are limited. Yes biscuits do seem to be a no no, can get away with one malted milk b4 bed as long as it's with 100ml of milk and seems to contoll the spike any more and she rockets. Dietician said it was ok as she needs to be 12 before bed right now recommended by consultant as only on 0.5 unit lantus and that has a pull on her and can understand the reasons of wanting to keep some basal. Snacks are only 5g of low gi fruit and that's working well. She's ranging from 4-8 last few days since cutting out the wotsits when she was at my mums in a sat afternoon. You know I appreciate your message.Our daughter was also diagnosed at two. We were told at the time with modern MDI insulin regimes she should be able to eat as normally as any other child. We have found this to be true, even more so now on the pump. It's not easy though. Frequent checking is a must. Accurate carb counting is required and trial and error with timing of bolus's. Sometimes giving two bolus's with meals, a bit like a dual bolus that pump users can do. And small bolus's for snacks, treats.
Breakfast was particularly troublesome. A combination of insulin resistance in the morning and fast acting cereal would produce large spikes. Toast with butter worked better and biscuits (no, not those "healthy" cereal bars, high in sugars!) Our daughter enjoyed a bowl of cereal in the evening which was easier to control, crispies, flakes, frosties or even coco pops!!
I would think long and hard before opting for a low carb diet for a child, especially one whose still a toddler. And do speak to a dietician. Children need more energy than adults. It is recommended their diet should be 45%-65% carbs.
A balanced diet with a few treats and sweets is fine, same as any child. Over time you'll realise which foods, when, work for both of you.
Also can you talk more about timing of injections?Our daughter was also diagnosed at two. We were told at the time with modern MDI insulin regimes she should be able to eat as normally as any other child. We have found this to be true, even more so now on the pump. It's not easy though. Frequent checking is a must. Accurate carb counting is required and trial and error with timing of bolus's. Sometimes giving two bolus's with meals, a bit like a dual bolus that pump users can do. And small bolus's for snacks, treats.
Breakfast was particularly troublesome. A combination of insulin resistance in the morning and fast acting cereal would produce large spikes. Toast with butter worked better and biscuits (no, not those "healthy" cereal bars, high in sugars!) Our daughter enjoyed a bowl of cereal in the evening which was easier to control, crispies, flakes, frosties or even coco pops!!
I would think long and hard before opting for a low carb diet for a child, especially one whose still a toddler. And do speak to a dietician. Children need more energy than adults. It is recommended their diet should be 45%-65% carbs.
A balanced diet with a few treats and sweets is fine, same as any child. Over time you'll realise which foods, when, work for both of you.
Our daughter was also diagnosed at two. We were told at the time with modern MDI insulin regimes she should be able to eat as normally as any other child. We have found this to be true, even more so now on the pump. It's not easy though. Frequent checking is a must. Accurate carb counting is required and trial and error with timing of bolus's. Sometimes giving two bolus's with meals, a bit like a dual bolus that pump users can do. And small bolus's for snacks, treats.
Breakfast was particularly troublesome. A combination of insulin resistance in the morning and fast acting cereal would produce large spikes. Toast with butter worked better and biscuits (no, not those "healthy" cereal bars, high in sugars!) Our daughter enjoyed a bowl of cereal in the evening which was easier to control, crispies, flakes, frosties or even coco pops!!
I would think long and hard before opting for a low carb diet for a child, especially one whose still a toddler. And do speak to a dietician. Children need more energy than adults. It is recommended their diet should be 45%-65% carbs.
A balanced diet with a few treats and sweets is fine, same as any child. Over time you'll realise which foods, when, work for both of you.
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