Diabetic Nutrition Guide for Students: King Saud Medical City’s Expert Tips

2023-08-20 09:04:18

King Saud Medical City

King Saud Medical City said that students need a healthy meal that contains an integrated and balanced diet of the elements necessary for their growth, which provides them with energy for their physical and mental activity and supports their bodies to resist diseases in general, and for students with diabetes in particular.

The city explained that low childhood diabetes is a decrease in the level of sugar in the blood below 80 mg / dL, and among its main symptoms are headache, tremors in the body and extremities, a feeling of hunger, nausea and sweating, and if the severe decrease continues, the patient may enter a coma.

And “Saud Medical” stressed the need to check the blood sugar, so if it is 80 or less, the student must eat a light meal (sandwich + natural juice), and the student must drink a drink that contains sugar if the blood sugar is 60 or less, or add 3 teaspoons of sugar for half a cup of water, and the sugar is checked once more following 15 minutes, but if the student is unconscious, he should not be given any drink orally in order to avoid suffocation, and the treatment is through an injection of glucagon and his immediate transfer to the hospital.

And she continued, as for high blood sugar, which is a high level in the blood of more than 200 mg / deciliter, and among its most important symptoms are nervousness, extreme anger, extreme thirst, breath odor such as the smell of acetone, dizziness, and frequent urination. Drinking large amounts of fluids or water, walking, and re-analyzing the blood following an hour. In severe cases, the student must be transferred to the hospital.

The city indicated that the meal must be prepared for the student from home, and the need for his participation in choosing the items, and communicating with the school to find out what its policy is on healthy eating and the items provided in the canteen, and he must participate in choosing the food bag in terms of shape and color, and the use of bags designated for preserving food for children with drawings And put stickers on the packaging and write some cards with simple phrases or drawings regarding the benefits of one of the items offered.

The city gave general instructions to the diabetic child, including working to educate him with regard to healthy food choices, as he should understand the reason behind the importance of eating healthy food, eating foods rich in fiber such as vegetables, fruits and brown bread, and replacing full-fat milk products and derivatives with the low-fat or fat-free kind.

And she advised the importance of regular visits to a nutritionist to ensure that the child’s favorite foods are included in his nutritional plan, and not to consume juices that have syrup written on them because they consist of water, sugar and a colored substance and work to raise the level of sugar in the blood, and to stay away as much as possible from eating sweets, sugars, canned foods and chips. Potatoes, fast food and soft drinks, and teaching the child how to replace them with healthy alternatives, as well as maintaining a balanced diet that includes 6 meals (3 main + 3 snacks), with a balance between insulin doses and meal times, and stimulating physical activity in the child in moderation, stressing the need to inform the school regarding the health status For the student and ways to deal with it in the event of an increase or decrease in sugar, and it is preferable for students with diabetes in the early stages of the study to wear a bracelet indicating that he has diabetes to deal with it in a manner commensurate with his health condition.

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