Taken from The DiabeticDuo
Well, at least there is one person in the public eye who’s not a complete moron when it comes to T1. Actually that sentence was just to get your attention. I am sure there are many notable people who take the time to learn about Diabetes, but this topic is still burning holes in blog screens everywhere. I was reading this Dear Abby letter about parents of two boys. One has T1 and one doesn’t. They restrict the T1’s diet and the question is basically why shouldn’t I let the non diabetic eat ice cream while the other has none?
So, back to my first sentence. At least Dear Abby had some common sense about stating “most people with Type 1 diabetes, while trying to eat healthfully, do not completely deprive themselves of treats but accommodate them by adjusting their level of insulin”. Way to go Abby! You can read her statement here.
There are two things that bother me about the writer’s question. First, as you know I take issue with parents being so strict on their kids diets to the point where it WILL BACKFIRE. We all need to be diligent with our diets, diabetic or not. But restricting foods is going to cause their child to sneak, which is a nightmare chasing a nightmare when trying to correct blood sugar with a food sneaker. It’s also setting the child up to possibly have food issues when they get older. Second, If these parents were actually instructed to behave this way by medical professionals….I would like to wring their necks. My guess is this isn’t true. They probably told the parents to watch the intake, manage it, reduce it…whatever and the parents took it to the extreme. However, I do think the medical professionals should warn about severe restrictions as much as they tell you to be carb conscious. Don’t you think?
Eh, just my two cents.