Snacks for diabetics

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What type of snacks do you have for your kids with diabetes? In my office I have glucose tabs, milk, juice, water, poptarts, nutrigrain bars and (wheat) crackers. The poptarts are really for the kiddos that missed breakfast and come in with a "stomach ache because I'm hungry."

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I have my parents provide the snacks. The snacks the student has are cheese crackers, gold fish, and then animal crackers. If my student wants to have a snack that is sugar free he usually has a cheese stick or sugar free jello. I also have capri sun and juice boxes for low blood sugar.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

i don't bother having parents send in snacks right now. i have so much juice and crackers it's ridiculous.

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..
i don't bother having parents send in snacks right now. i have so much juice and crackers it's ridiculous.

Sounds like Flare can provide the snack when we have our "get together". :yes:

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

I have gummies and granola bars. I also have access to a closet-full of free soda for lows. I have found juice from the school goes bad before I can use it in my office. Some students bring in their own stuff, too. A mom just dropped off chocolate covered granola bars and cheezit/cookies snack packs for one of my kids. I also have glucose tabs, glucose gel, and packets of sugar, too.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Snacks for "snack time" are provided by the parents. Usually a cheese stick, nuts, something low carb.

Snack for a low glucose, parent also provides but it is usually some sort of cheese or pb cracker (15g), a go-gurt type thing (15g) and juice (15g). I let them pick their poison.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
Sounds like Flare can provide the snack when we have our "get together". :yes:

[ATTACH]21674[/ATTACH] I think I have it well covered

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Parents are required to provide the snacks and juice for their diabetic child. I do have some back up juice incase they run out. I also have apple/orange juice, milk & dry cereal for those kids that forget to pack a snack or didn't have time to eat breakfast etc.

With the crazy breakfast/lunch government requirements alot food items get tossed out. I place a basket out in the cafe - kids will toss their unopened items in it instead of throwing in the trash and I use that food/juice/milk for my clinic.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
i don't bother having parents send in snacks right now. i have so much juice and crackers it's ridiculous.

Saltines?

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
[ATTACH]21674[/ATTACH] I think I have it well covered

That looks like my office mate's desk. The one who can't stand blood.:yes:

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With the crazy breakfast/lunch government requirements alot food items get tossed out. I place a basket out in the cafe - kids will toss their unopened items in it instead of throwing in the trash and I use that food/juice/milk for my clinic.

That's a good idea. I'll have to try it.

I have asked one mom in particular a few times for snacks but she hasn't brought any in. I keep a personal stash that I let them go through also. This girl used to run anywhere from 40-400. So glad she's doing better now.

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