Recipes

[NWOL]

Find ways to help other than preparing food. I know you want to be helpful but giving food would only make the mother's job more difficult determing exactly what and how much of each ingredient is in the dishes you have prepared.

[debic]

My daughter was diagnosed at 9. We cut fat and sugar immediately, but pretty much all ate the same thing. Portion control is important. Can't really say more than Daisy's post on that.

We went to clinic every four months and got lot's of information for food and such. Tell her to look into camp. They have a fall and spring one around here. At 5 it would be 'family camp' It was a great booster for her. Most of the counselors were diabetics and everyone was the same. Camp Utada was where we went. There were people from all over the US there.

[scotnovel]

On 3/23/2014 sidsmom said:

I agree with some of the posters....Type 1 Juvenile is a different animal. If I was the mother, I would be extremely cautious with the dietary meals given to my child. Even the most careful cook might throw some in w/out thinking. If I were you, I would offer her a SERVICE instead of meals. Grocery shop for her. Pick up her cleaning. Help her with chores around the house. Just that could help her manage her time better @ the beginning.

I agree. Who knows what dietary advice she has been given by her doctor and other care givers especially since the child was recently diagnosed. If I were the parent, I would NOT feed my newly diagnosed child anything that I had not prepared.

[Vamp]

The American Diabetes Association has a great website with lots of recipes.

http://www.diabetes.org/

[qmis]

My son was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes at 20 months old...he is now 15 and he does very well. We still stay on top of it just as much today as we did the first day. My husband was diagnosed at 16 and is now 46. It's all about counting carbs and controlling blood sugar lows and highs. Of course you want to make sure they get healthy carbs, but if they want a piece of chocolate cake or a cookie or two, it's fine as long as they know the carb grams and fiber grams of the serving size. You always subtract fiber count from carb count to get the true carb count. For Type 1 diabetics they base how much insulin they take on their blood glucose count and their carb intake. As far as recipes go I always make sure I have a cookbook that gives all of the nutritional break down for each recipe and that helps immensely! Also a great thing to have is the Calorie King app on your phone or you can get the small purse sized book at Barnes and Noble. They update it every year and it has everything food wise imaginable and even a section of restaurant menu's including fast food. We use it as our "Diabetic Bible" for food nutritional info. A Type 1 Diabetic's insulin to carbohydrate ratio is based on their Dr's diagnosis. They are monitored every 3 months or so and based on age, things like puberty or life changes, etc... and insulin dosages are tweaked and changed often based on the tests and readings the Dr's get. So it would be a good idea also for them to meet with their pediatric endocrinologists nutritionist on staff.