Child Diabetes Question – need help quick!?
I invited several of my daughter’s friends (ages 3-4) from her daycare to a luau party – the parents of a playmate my daughter particularly likes have sent the RSVP card saying their coming… then, out of the blue, my 3 year old says Mommy, he pokes his finger and makes it bleed. I said Honey why would he do that? She said to check his blood sugar. The fact that she knows this means obviously that she has seen / heard of him doing this and that it’s important.
Therefore, my questions – what suggestions do you have for a menu that would be appropriate for a luau where a child has diabetes? Any recipes? Suggestions? Should I call the mom and ask – (not wanting them to feel akward) I really know my daughter likes this playmate and want him to feel welcome and not left out of “treats” … Thanks
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im a diabetic and i know it depends on what kind of diabetes the kid has but one thing that diabetics with type 1 can do now is eat any kind of food they want!!!! when i was little i was only allowed sugar free candy and low carb foods b/c i had to eat a certain amount of carbs at a certain time. But with new technology, diabetics can eat anything. we just have to give more insulin for what we eat….but still call the mother to make sure b/c everybody is different and the kid might have a strict diet or a different kind of diabetes.
hope this helps!!!!
Kids usually like finger foods like baby carrots, and sliced apple, sliced celery, small cuts of broccoli and boiled or half cooked asparagus sliced cucumber and sliced strawberry. They are fun to put together in one big container because of their different colors. And before you serve it, maybe you could entice them by a contest. The child who gets to eat most of the vegetable and fruits will have a surprise gift. (a small child book -cheap- will do with big prints about eating healthy)
Don’t be shy about calling the mother. She is probably an expert on this topic and will be glad to help you with a menu after you explain how much your daughter likes her child and wants to include him.
You can offer fresh fruit on kabobs, veggies to dip in dressing, chicken, lean meats. I would decrease the number of sugar/ sweets. If you feel uncomfortable, ask the mom to stay.
If this child is on an insulin pump his mom will help program it to give him what ever insulin he needs to take care of his food.
If he gets shots, timing and quantity of food is more important that what food it is exactly.
There is a big drive in pediatric endocrinology to make sure the kids don’t feel deprived of food and to help them feel more normal. Hopefully, the mom knows this.
Just make sure you have some sugar free treats as well as the real sugar treat available. His mom will be greatful. If she is anything like I was she will have a stash of them ready even if you don’t.
Majormom is correct.
As a parent I would appreciate a phone call verses your trying to outguess the whole situation and in the end still making mistakes that makes me as a parent think you didn’t care enough about my child to take the time to call and ask.
Always better to be safe than sorry.
Just call the Mom and tell her that you are having this party and you have just become aware that her child has special circumstances and you need to know what you can do/serve so that her child can enjoy the party as much as everyone else.