Hey everyone! My grandmother is a diabetic and she has done so much for us over the years. My grandfather just got out of the hospital and we want to cook them am meal. It has to be a diabetic meal, so my grandmother can eat it. Thanks!

rubberduck10

Hey everyone! My grandmother is a diabetic and she has done so much for us over the years. My grandfather just got out of the hospital and we want to cook them am meal. It has to be a diabetic meal, so my grandmother can eat it. Thanks!

rubberduck10



Do they have other health concerns? Does your Grandmother count carbs? Is she on oral medication or insulin?

My husband was a brittle diabetic and we managed his diet for years.

The best site for diabetic info is: Nutrition & Recipes - American Diabetes Association (http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/overview.jsp)

Hey judykaytee,

Just anything you would find in a cookbook would be fine.

hey judykaytee,

just anything you would find in a cookbook would be fine.


Give me a hint here what you are thinking about - did you read the diabetic site which has recipes?

Without knowing the type of medication, how your Grandmother manages her diabetes, it's almost impossible to know what her dietary restrictions are. If she measures, carbs, for example, that's one problem. If she has kidney problems related to diabetes, that's another.

Need more info - or just go to the diabetes site I posted and pick a recipe.

If their blood sugar is in check, try not to make meals over 60 carbs - so if she would like to "cheat", find out what type of desert she would like to have and get the carbs on that

So, if the desert is 25 carbs, make the meal 35 carbs but keep 60 carbs as the total carb count for the meal including desert

If their blood sugar is in check, try not to make meals over 60 carbs - so if she would like to "cheat", find out what type of desert she would like to have and get the carbs on that

So, if the desert is 25 carbs, make the meal 35 carbs but keep 60 carbs as the total carb count for the meal including desert


I don't know what the rule of thumb is but we also looked at carbs and sugars and carbs and total calories -

Wasn't a straight carb count.

Well 60 carbs per meal is rule of thumb and as sugars are carbs, the sugars would be included in the total carb count

Here is a useful site for food items and their carb content
Carb Counter - Search Carb Counter (http://www.carb-counter.org/)

And when preparing meal, check the lableling on packaging to see the size per serving and what the total carbs are per serving size

well 60 carbs per meal is rule of thumb and as sugars are carbs, the sugars would be included in the total carb count

here is a useful site for food items and their carb content
Carb Counter - Search Carb Counter (http://www.carb-counter.org/)

And when preparing meal, check the lableling on packaging to see the size per serving and what the total carbs are per serving size



I think the "60 carbs rule of thumb" is dangerous advice when given to a child and without knowing the status of the Grandmother's diabetes.

No question the OP is attempting to do a very nice thing for the Grandparent but, as with all serious health conditions, I think she should ASK the Grandparents about dietary restrictions.

I also realize that different Physicians have different rules of thumbs for various patients and obviously your experience is different from mine.

Not to make this a debate, but as first post mentioned - If their blood sugar is in check and of course this would involve consulting the grandparents on their dietary needs and circumstances.

I would never convey information based on a personal doctor or endocrinologist to anyone.

The information I had provided is based on studies and information supplied by the ADA and OneTouch Monitoring systems.

But in the end as just mentioned above, " this would involve consulting the grandparents on their dietary needs and circumstances."