For parents of children with diabetes, Halloween isn’t scary because of ghosts, goblins and witches. It’s scary because of the sugar. Here are some suggests from parents of children with diabetes on how to handle the scary holiday of Halloween.
Brenda Hitchcock suggests handing out non-candy items such as Halloween pencils, erasers, bouncy balls, squishy eyes, etc. and to encourage other parents to do the same in your neighborhood. In addition, consider donating the candy that your child collects to your local children’s hospital. Tonya Homme suggests introducing the “Halloween Fairy” to young children with diabetes. Allow your child to go trick-or-treating with the rest of the kids in the neighborhood, but don’t let them eat any candy until they get home. Let your child choose a few special pieces to keep and then put the rest in a bowl on the table for the “Halloween Fairy.” Overnight, replace the bucket of candy with a special toy, craft or stuffed animal that your child has wanted.
Laura Houston suggests making no changes! From the very beginning for all her children, she lets them keep a handful of candy in special bags to eat in moderation, and the remainder of their candy they hand out to trick-or-treaters! Doing this allows all of her children to enjoy Halloween the same way, while still limiting the amount of sugar consumption they each intake without singling out her son with diabetes.
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