Healthy nutrition is a major part of managing your child's diabetes. The pediatric diabetes specialists at Riley at IU Health want to help you and your child create an individualized plan for managing your child's diabetes at home, and that includes helping you adjust your family's typical food and activity schedule to meet your child's nutritional needs. Your child can continue to make food choices that are similar to those of children without diabetes, within the context of an overall healthy diet.
The registered dietitians at Riley at IU Health are certified diabetes educators. They stay up-to-date on the latest diabetes nutrition research and guidelines.
The following PDFs offer practical information that you can use to help your child find ways to eat like other kids while maintaining optimal blood sugar control.
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This site is very easy to use. Type in a food item and press "Enter" on your keyboard or click "Go" on the screen. It is important to note that the first column shows values for a 100-gram portion. The second column shows a choice equal to the standard serving size for that food item. This site is good for searching brand name foods and restaurants.
ChooseMyPlate is a website developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. It describes portion and serving sizes for the major food groups.
This site provides another good option for searching brand name foods and restaurants.
This site will help you calculate your child's body mass index.
