Happy Halloween! (from the archives)
Happy Halloween! Here are some helpful tips I found online for diabetics to have a happy and healthy Halloween.
Here are some carb counts for some Halloween favorites. http://forecast.diabetes.org/candy-counts
Talk to your kids about how many pieces they can have each
day as long as their blood sugars aren’t high.
Be prepared for high and low blood sugars while out trick or
treating. Treat lows with some of your child’s candy as long as there is not a
lot of fat in it.
When you are done trick or treating let your child have the
amount of candy agreed upon (unless they have already hit their limit) and put
the rest away for your child’s lunch box.
Discuss with your child about waiting until they get home to
eat their candy (make a game of it to see who brings home the most candy so
they won’t want to eat any until the end of the night)
Halloween would be a great night to use a continuous glucose
monitor to keep track of blood sugars.
Just remember to have fun! Don’t overdue anything and let
your child be apart of the process with you.
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