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LOOKING for: What is your favorite diabetic snack or...

21 years ago

something fairly easy you can buy from the store to eat, whether it is fruit (name your favorite(s) or an easy recipe (1-3 ingredients). I'm trying to get ideas for very busy people that have to buy/prepare for diabetics, also to get ideas of what works for other diabetics. TIA gail smith

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mariend
21 years ago
My husband likes bananas, strawberries, and candy containing Splenda--hard to find. As far as diets, he has found that regular diets seem to work better for him as opposed to so called dietic diets. He tries to limit his nutra sweet intake as this seems to make his blood sugar go UP. He uses Spenda in drinks, coffee, tea, kool aid etc. We watch calories and find many candies, cookies, cakes have less calories than dietetic ones. Angel Food cake is good. Hope this helps you. If you want more info let me know
Marie
cathyid
21 years ago
Angel food cake with crushed strawberries sweetened with Splenda if they are a little tart. I also love grilled fruit. We gill quite a bit so I make a few extras when the grill is going. I especially like papaya grilled also make fresh fruit and yoghurt smooties but you have to keep them small. Just a few raisins or a fig makes me happy. LOL
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I'm a type 1 diabetic and I would highly recommend an insulin pump if that is an option insurance wise. This will also make her life easier as she enters the age of hormones where she may have different insulin needs on different times of the month and allow more freedom during the teenage years when rebellion on the strictness of a regular regime often happens. It will also allow to be very precise in the amounts she takes and she can have a little of whatever she'd like as long as she can count the carbs, which she would be close to be able to handle age wise. It is the closest I've come to living a fairly normal life as far as not being on a schedule which just wasn't working for me and also having freedom in eating options. How does she react to carbs? Ie how much does her bloodsugar rise per 1 gram of average glycemic carb? As for snacks - lower sugar high fiber fruits such as granny smith apples of smaller size work pretty well for me without having to add insulin if I'm on the lower side, however I do have a pump so I do usually add some (Processed sugar free foods work too, but I really don't like them myself, but a 9 year old might if mom doesn't mind the processed part. A handful of popcorn would work too, buying the air-popped stuff or air-pop yourself to avoid things to affect cholesterol. The problem with popcorn for me is I like to have more than a handful so do need insulin when I eat it, but not as much due to the lower glycemic index. Look at the lower glycemic index foods and test and see what works for you. You might want to try adding salsa, or other low carb things for dipping veggies in for making them different too. Do a mix of things, but include smaller amounts of higher carb foods. I create a trailmix with nuts, popcorn, and a toasted higher fiber cereal similar to a home made chex thing, but have it heavier on the nuts to reduce the carb content.
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LifeIsSweet
21 years ago
Don't forget salty snacks like popcorn, nachos, pickles... As for sweets, I'm just as "bad" as anyone else who doesn't have diabetes. In fact, having diabetes seems to make me crave sweets more than I ever did before (I was diagnosed with type 1 at age 23, not overweight)!

Soon after I was diagnosed with diabetes, I remember reading that once-in-a-blue-moon, for a very special occasion, I could have a SMALL slice of birthday/wedding cake IF I was careful to scrape all the icing off!!! Forget that!

Instead of following a "diabetic" diet, I just try to eat healthy. I prefer a good cheesecake-bite or brownie to any special diabetic snack. The trick is just not to eat too much. But I feel better, more satisfied, with a truly sinful delicious cookie than with a funny-tasting larger snack. Besides, I simply rearrange my carb-intake for the day (all carbs turn to sugar eventually) or even adjust my insulin-dose, or take a longer walk to make up for the extra carb.

But, as for your quest, Jell-o is good, sometimes. Yogurt with all-fruit jam (or granola) stirred in, cheese & crackers, veges w/ranch dressing, PB on graham cracker, beef jerkey... Protein helps stabilize blood sugars.

Remember that Fruit, though healthier than processed sugar, is still Sugar! Good luck in compiling more ideas - I'd like to hear them as well. : ) Holly

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