Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Ghosts, ghouls and goblins are suiting up for the yearly pilgrimage through neighborhoods shouting ?Trick or Treat!? and begging for sweet treats that are synonymous with Halloween.
But a candy-centric holiday poses challenging questions for parents of children with diabetes. Can they have a mini candy bar? Is the orange and black gooey goodness of a cupcake off limits?
?They can enjoy Halloween and enjoy some of the sweets the holiday offers ? within reason,? says Kenneth McCormick, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist and senior scientist in the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center. ?We give parents and kids three options and let them decide how they want to handle Halloween and the sweets that come with it.?
http://www.healthcanal.com/metaboli...tes-doesnt-mean-kids-have-skip-Halloween.html
But a candy-centric holiday poses challenging questions for parents of children with diabetes. Can they have a mini candy bar? Is the orange and black gooey goodness of a cupcake off limits?
?They can enjoy Halloween and enjoy some of the sweets the holiday offers ? within reason,? says Kenneth McCormick, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist and senior scientist in the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center. ?We give parents and kids three options and let them decide how they want to handle Halloween and the sweets that come with it.?
http://www.healthcanal.com/metaboli...tes-doesnt-mean-kids-have-skip-Halloween.html