Eid is the celebration held after the month of Ramadaan, when the moon has been sighted. Like other religious, traditional or general celebration (e.g. graduations, birthdays etc.) celebrations generally affect blood sugar control NEGATIVELY.
With so many delights on offer, from breyani to trifle to all sorts of different treats and sweets, it's difficult for anyone to resist. However, not resisting or changing your insulin to accommodate this increase in carbohydrates makes most blood sugars rise like a rocket! (unless you're exercising of course...but come on, this is unlikely on a day like Eid or Christmas).
So instead of trying to stop the person with diabetes from having ANY treats, moderation is probably the better option. This includes amending the day's insulin requirements. Also if you are making a 'diabetic-friendly' option, it is probably best that EVERYONE eats it, so that we don't feel excluded or 'alien'.
There are other scenarios as well though....for me, I would give my insulin in advance (the 4 times a day injecting option) to accommodate the things I thought I was going to eat. However, I then decided not to have those options and go HYPO! Needless to say this didn't impress my mom much as we had to stop enroute to family members to stop and buy a chocolate. So regardless of having soooooo many carb-rich options available, I just didn't eat as much or whatever I thought I would have. There is a slight problem with planning TOO much lol
Now, on my pump I don't have these issues. If there is something I really want to have, in moderation of course, I just give the neccessary increase in bolus. It makes life so much easier as I don't have to prepare in advance or have to deal with high blood sugars levels later :)
In addition planning 'blood sugar control friendly' parties may be a challenge, but there are many recipe books (I have a good one) that provide options that everyone will enjoy. At the end of the day it is about the enjoyment of all of these occasions, let's not let hypers or hypos get in the way :)
So instead of trying to stop the person with diabetes from having ANY treats, moderation is probably the better option. This includes amending the day's insulin requirements. Also if you are making a 'diabetic-friendly' option, it is probably best that EVERYONE eats it, so that we don't feel excluded or 'alien'.
There are other scenarios as well though....for me, I would give my insulin in advance (the 4 times a day injecting option) to accommodate the things I thought I was going to eat. However, I then decided not to have those options and go HYPO! Needless to say this didn't impress my mom much as we had to stop enroute to family members to stop and buy a chocolate. So regardless of having soooooo many carb-rich options available, I just didn't eat as much or whatever I thought I would have. There is a slight problem with planning TOO much lol
Now, on my pump I don't have these issues. If there is something I really want to have, in moderation of course, I just give the neccessary increase in bolus. It makes life so much easier as I don't have to prepare in advance or have to deal with high blood sugars levels later :)
In addition planning 'blood sugar control friendly' parties may be a challenge, but there are many recipe books (I have a good one) that provide options that everyone will enjoy. At the end of the day it is about the enjoyment of all of these occasions, let's not let hypers or hypos get in the way :)
