Diabetes diet is also a balanced diet in principle. Different foods contain different nutrients, so parents should pay attention to ensuring the diversity of their children's diet. Every meal should include staple food, meat dishes, vegetables and so on. In order to better stabilize postprandial blood sugar, steamed corn, boiled taro and baked potatoes can be used to replace some staple foods. Dioscorea foods are rich in starch and dietary fiber, which helps to delay the increase of blood sugar after meals. Every time you eat 100 ~ 120 grams of yam, you should subtract 25 grams of staple foods such as rice and flour. The choice of meat dishes should also be diversified, and the daily diet should include milk, eggs, fish and shrimp, lean meat and bean products. Protein food contributes to the growth and development of patients, while protein food has less influence on postprandial blood sugar and better satiety and satisfaction compared with staple foods rich in carbohydrates.

Fully ensure the intake of vegetables and fruits.

Vegetables and fruits are the main sources of vitamins and minerals. At the same time, fruits and vegetables are also rich in phytochemicals with health care functions, such as polyphenols, organic sulfur compounds, phytosterols, saponins and so on. According to the recommendation of China Nutrition Society, children's daily intake of vegetables and fruits should reach 200 ~ 250g and fruit 100 ~ 150g. In the choice of kinds, we should pay attention to choosing different colors and different kinds of fruits and vegetables every day. You can follow the principle of "five fruits and vegetables a day" proposed by the World Health Organization. If there is no chewing difficulty, children should be encouraged to eat fruit directly and avoid drinking some sugary juice drinks.

Chew slowly and develop good eating habits.

Cut meat and vegetables into small pieces for cooking, chew them slowly when eating, and chew each bite of food for 20 ~ 25 times before swallowing. Fully mixing all kinds of foods in a meal can reduce the glycemic index of complex diet. At the same time, chewing slowly also helps to reduce the burden on children's digestive system, so that the human body can more fully digest and absorb the nutrients in food.

Eating regularly and quantitatively is also a point that parents need to pay special attention to. Most children with diabetes are 1 type diabetes, and insulin is needed to control blood sugar. Eating regularly and quantitatively can prevent hypoglycemia. It is also helpful for doctors to explore the appropriate dose of insulin injection.

Choose healthy snacks and add meals appropriately.

Diabetic children have the same right to eat snacks as healthy children. The key is how to choose healthy snacks and when to eat them properly. It is not advisable to choose potato chips rich in carbohydrates and fats and various puffed foods as snacks. It is recommended to use fruits, nuts in small packages, plain yogurt in small packages, and miscellaneous grains biscuits. The time to eat snacks should be between meals, and be careful not to eat a lot of snacks before three meals, so as not to affect the food intake at dinner.