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Diet for Children with Diabetes

The persons who develop diabetes in adult life are often overweight and can be treated with a reducing diet. A reducing diet is usually not suitable for a diabetic child. A diabetic child needs a diet adequate for its growth and physical activities.

Daily Kcal requirement of a child with diabetes

Age in years	Kcals
3-4	1300
7-8	1900
11-12	2200
14-17	2400

A rule of the thumb is, kcal requirement of a child is equal to 1000 + (100 multiplied by age in years).

It is obvious that a diabetic child needs more liberal diet than an adult with diabetes.

Protein allowance of a child with diabetes

Age in years	Daily protein allowance gs/Kg body weight
Up to 5	3.5
5-7	3.0
7-15	2.5
15-17	2.0

The requirement of vitamins and minerals of a child with diabetes is same as that of a healthy child.

The meal times of a diabetic child should be regular. It should have, apart from breakfast, lunch, supper, a midmorning and a bedtime' snack containing carbohydrates. These are necessary in order to avoid hypoglycaemia due to insulin. Although the diet would mean restrictions on some foodstuffs, the meals of a diabetic child need not be very different from those of the rest of the family. At times, a child may not finish the food served to him. Instead of forcing the child to finish the food, it is wiser to substitute some other food item for the uneaten food. Parents should not make a fuss over eating. It is essential to explain the importance of proper diet to relatives who are in close contact with the child. A problem which often crops up is whether a diabetic child should be allowed to have sweets or not. Many children with diabetes do not wish to have sweets but some may long for them. An occasional sweet may be permitted to the child rather than tempt it to eat it on the sly.

As the children grow, their dietary requirement changes. The diet of a diabetic child should be reviewed at least once every year.

Diet during an illness

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