Children & Type 1 Diabetes – A Question of Diet

In the latest edition of our magazine, Grainne Mallon talks all things nutrition management. She discusses how healthy eating can be used to improve blood glucose levels and control in children with Type 1 diabetes and how education about nutrition and diabetes management should happen as soon as possible after diagnosis.

 

“Dietary recommendations for children with diabetes are based on healthy eating principles for all children and adults and therefore the whole family. Establishing healthy eating habits, meal routines and positive relationships with food from diagnosis through the life cycle is important for young people with diabetes”.

 

 

To read Grainne’s full article, click here