diabetic mom - daughter needs help helping mom

talk to your doctor- better yet talk to her doctor if possible or her diabetic nutritionist to find out exactly what they think your mom should be eating. I think it is wonderful that you want to help her- what a great daughter you must be.

My husband is a diabetic. He is type one.

My advice is:
1. Mix sugars with protien. Example. If you need to give her juice to bring her up, only give her a little,(1/2 glass) but then after a few minutes give her 1/2 glass of milk.

The sugars flash. So they will bring her up fast when she is low, but they also spike and leave her in danger of going low again too. The protien helps stabilize her.

Everyone has different reactions to food.
Like my husband is through the roof with pizza most of all. Second is rice.
He does better with pasta and breads.

I have him eat grains and fruits often in small doses ( how about every three or four hours).
Also, she should be testing her blood sugars every 3-4 hours as well.


An early diagnostic tool I use to see how he is doing is to ask a question which requires and answer, like what day is it?
And this shows how he is low but still functioning.

For serious lows I use maple syrup, chocolate syrup and jelly.
A greed thing for my car/ purse is those individual servings of jelly that you find in resteraunts. I pop one in his cheek when he is severely low. Works great! One usually does the trick.


It's been years with my husband. It has taken lots of observing.
Take notes. What foods do what to her. You will notice...
Balanced diets are best. Just hang tough. It can be hard, but you are not alone.

There are a lot of books on feeding a Diabetic, and also the local hospital has classes for support persons like you on how to cook for a diabetic.


But first, be sure you have her check more often. And if she refuses, it's a sure sign she is low, so make her eat/drink something.