An underlying cause of type 2 diabetes is obesity. This does not mean that you have to be obese to contract the disease, simply tht most are. It follows therefore, that the first considerations towards diet, is for the diabetic child to lose weight.
Make no mistake, there is no cure for diabetes, but this disease has a high risk of causing some pretty nasty health problem later in life, if certain areas are ignored. A failure to lose wieght, monitor blood glucose and take regular medication if required are very important.
A low fat, low sugar diet is what is needed for a diabetic. If they are surounded at home by sweet, sticky foods full of empty carbihydrates, they are going to find life tough. It may be that a change of diet would benefit the whole familly, as well as making life considerably easier for the diabetic child.
So that the child can make the right food choices now and in the future, parents should encourage both themselves and the child to examine the make up of various foods, which may be of benefit to everyone.
In addition, the popular trend of using sweets as rewards should be avoided at all costs. This is something my parents used to do, and whilst I in no way blame them for my diabetes, I also have very few teeth left as I approach middle age!
Simply not keeping unsuitable food in the home at all will benefit even those who do not suffer with diabetes.
In addition, the fact that the child may be forced by peer pressure at school to eat certain foods that they should not, means that if those types of food are also available at home your child is going to have real problems eating healthily.
There are strategies that the child can use at school to appear "normal" to other children without compromising too much on their diet.
For example, cutting excess fat of meat, or the skin off chicken and having a baked potato instead of chips reduces the fat intake substantially. Just talking to a child and working out a plan of action for various food served regularly at school can pay dividends.
Sports activity should be encouraged, as this helps lower blood sugar, and encourages the body to burn fat. This can lower the amount of insulin required to control blood sugar.
A good school support network can be instituted if there are other diabetics in the school. Ideas and strategies can be shared.
Make no mistake, there is no cure for diabetes, but this disease has a high risk of causing some pretty nasty health problem later in life, if certain areas are ignored. A failure to lose wieght, monitor blood glucose and take regular medication if required are very important.
A low fat, low sugar diet is what is needed for a diabetic. If they are surounded at home by sweet, sticky foods full of empty carbihydrates, they are going to find life tough. It may be that a change of diet would benefit the whole familly, as well as making life considerably easier for the diabetic child.
So that the child can make the right food choices now and in the future, parents should encourage both themselves and the child to examine the make up of various foods, which may be of benefit to everyone.
In addition, the popular trend of using sweets as rewards should be avoided at all costs. This is something my parents used to do, and whilst I in no way blame them for my diabetes, I also have very few teeth left as I approach middle age!
Simply not keeping unsuitable food in the home at all will benefit even those who do not suffer with diabetes.
In addition, the fact that the child may be forced by peer pressure at school to eat certain foods that they should not, means that if those types of food are also available at home your child is going to have real problems eating healthily.
There are strategies that the child can use at school to appear "normal" to other children without compromising too much on their diet.
For example, cutting excess fat of meat, or the skin off chicken and having a baked potato instead of chips reduces the fat intake substantially. Just talking to a child and working out a plan of action for various food served regularly at school can pay dividends.
Sports activity should be encouraged, as this helps lower blood sugar, and encourages the body to burn fat. This can lower the amount of insulin required to control blood sugar.
A good school support network can be instituted if there are other diabetics in the school. Ideas and strategies can be shared.
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