How to handle Halloween with T1 diabetes
Because my son has food allergies, I understand about celebrating holidays with limitations. I understand how if you do not monitor what food/candy your child is eating, it can have serious consequences. Our son ended up in the ER this Halloween even though I thought I had everything under control.
If you or your child has T1 diabetes, do you celebrate Halloween in the traditional sense of eating candy or do you have other traditions?
Many children with juvenile diabetes can have some candy if they are careful with other carbs and monitor their insulin levels very closely. But of course they can not eat ALL the candy like most children who do not have medical limitations. And then there are those who can not have candy either because their insulin levels are too unstable or because it is not within the parents comfort zone.
A few wonderful suggestions that I found are:
Trading candy for "points" from Parenting Special Needs from families.com
Making Halloween less scary for kids with Type 1 diabetes from JDRFI
Candy and carb breakdown from JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION "MACEYS FAMILY": HALLOWEEN AND DIABETES on Facebook
Don't forget to have fun! from Diabetesaliciousness (tm)
If you or your child have diabetes, how do you handle holidays like Halloween where the main focus is usually on sugary sweets? Do you have any traditions that you started that your family love that don't involve candy? Do you or children feel left out? What's the buzz on this topic in your community? Please share your tips or take some of these links back to your community.
Click here to read my original blog post.
If you or your child has T1 diabetes, do you celebrate Halloween in the traditional sense of eating candy or do you have other traditions?
Many children with juvenile diabetes can have some candy if they are careful with other carbs and monitor their insulin levels very closely. But of course they can not eat ALL the candy like most children who do not have medical limitations. And then there are those who can not have candy either because their insulin levels are too unstable or because it is not within the parents comfort zone.
A few wonderful suggestions that I found are:
Trading candy for "points" from Parenting Special Needs from families.com
Making Halloween less scary for kids with Type 1 diabetes from JDRFI
Candy and carb breakdown from JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION "MACEYS FAMILY": HALLOWEEN AND DIABETES on Facebook
Don't forget to have fun! from Diabetesaliciousness (tm)
If you or your child have diabetes, how do you handle holidays like Halloween where the main focus is usually on sugary sweets? Do you have any traditions that you started that your family love that don't involve candy? Do you or children feel left out? What's the buzz on this topic in your community? Please share your tips or take some of these links back to your community.
Click here to read my original blog post.
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