Meal options for Type 1 Diabetics
Healthy Snacks for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes mellitus (juvenile diabetes) is the second most common chronic disease in children in India .With Type 1 diabetes, the body does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose, or sugar, enter your cells to provide energy. Without insulin, sugar (glucose) builds up in blood causing high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia). High blood sugar can damage blood vessels, nerves, eyes, kidneys, and heart. Hence artificial insulin is provided through injections and pumps. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628534/) Nutrition recommendations for children with type 1 diabetes focuses on keeping blood glucose levels normal, controlling lipid and blood pressure and to prevent acute and long term diabetes-related complications. ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772111/ ) Nutritional Considerations in Type 1 diabetes A diet that not just emphasizes on limiting sugars but provides children with...