Diabetic Snack Options??

[SueM in MN]

**P.S. I am sorry if I offended anyone with my earlier comments. My statements come from several medical physicians: endocrinologists, pediatricians, and primary care physicians. I have also gotten my information from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I have done a great deal of research on this topic. I wasn't speaking from a lack of knowledge. I also would like to point out that there is a difference between eating sugar when you need to in order to raise glucose level and eating as much sugar as you please and depending on your meds to always cover it (aka not really considering the disease when making dietary choices which is really what I was referring to. **

I think you will find that most people who talked about eating 'regular snacks' were NOT talking about eating as much sugar as they wanted and covering with insulin.
They (including me) were talking about moderation and counting carbs (within the diet plan that has been prescribed for the patient) and making wise choices based on their diabetes.

Apparently, some things I posted earlier were not clear, so I will try again.

One of the points I was trying to make was that most diabetics are managing their diabetes by carb counting - knowing how many carbs are in their diet 'allowance' for the day/meal and making choices on what to eat based on that.
Not primarily with using sugar free or no sugar added foods. And those no sugar added or no sugar foods can be just aa high in carbs - this article from Mayo Clinic sets what I was trying to say about those foods:
www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-labels/DA00129

I mentioned in my first post that most diabetics eat the same snacks as everyone else for 2 reasons:
1) to explain that since most diabetics are not eating 'diabetic' foods, you will not find a large variety of them. Basically, you will just find the small number of sugar substitute foods that people had already mentioned in posts before my first post. You will find most places that have desserts have the sugar free brownies, but you will not find variety.
Because most people with diabetes are choosing to manage their diabetes with carb counting, there is not much demand for 'diabetic foods'. Low demand means they don't carry many.
2) to explain that most people with diabetes do find snacks among the 'regular' snacks.

I think I was not clear and you probably have some misconceptions about what the 'regular' snacks at WDW are. Just because they are snacks foes not mean they are high in sugar.
Because I was typing my first response on an iPod with a little bitty screen, I deleted the part of my first post where I mentioned there were a variety of items available where snacks are sold. Many have fresh fruit ( which will have no added sugar, but may not be low in carbs.
Other choices may include eating part of a snack rather than the whole thing in order to stay within the carb 'allowance'.

So, to answer your original question, if you are looking for items with non-sugar sweeteners or no added sugar, you will find them sold in many of the places that sell regular snacks, but you will not find much variety.

 

[honugirl]

All those who defend that T1D's can indeed eat sugar ~ thank you.

We've had trouble recently flying out of Seatac specifically in regards to my travel letter and wanting them to hand check the insulin. We were flying out of country to a developing country and I wanted one pen of each hand checked. They've done it before with out problems but this one TSA agent really tried to bully me stating that no where in my travel letter did it say the medicine was required to be hand checked. I persisted and she did it but not with out a lot of stink eye. Then in Miami customs wouldn't let me carry her small kit in a bag over my shoulder - stating it was over our carry on limit even though we were one bag under allowence. I had to put the back inside another bag.

I had trouble with Seatac just a few weeks ago too. I'm not diabetic, but I have adrenal issues and fly with injectible hydrocortisone in case of emergency. One of my kits is in an eyeglass case (for easy transport). The lady kept questioning my vials (no where near 3 oz) and could't figure out how to open the case... Sigh.

Anyway, back to the OP. You can get fruit and cheese and other things at the resort that would make good snack foods. She could also pack some of her favorites in her luggage if she's so inclined.

 

[Muppet_Girl]

thanks!

 

[SueM in MN]

Here are some links I could not post before from my ipod
Link to the wdwinfo restaurant menu page

You can click on each restaurant and get a menu. You will find that most of the counter service restaurants have no sugar added brownies as a dessert. Most of the counter service restaurants share the same desserts (no sugar added brownies, cheesecake and carrot cake). Some restaurants have a different selection, which may include no sugar added strawberry parfait.

Allearsnet also has a menu page

Some of the menus may be more up to date on the wdwinfo page and some on allearsnet. Some places have fresh fruit, even if they don't list it.

 

[Sawx04]

You can click on each restaurant and get a menu. You will find that most of the counter service restaurants have no sugar added brownies as a dessert. Most of the counter service restaurants share the same desserts (no sugar added brownies, cheesecake and carrot cake). Some restaurants have a different selection, which may include no sugar added strawberry parfait./QUOTE]


I clicked on the link and couldn't find the fat-free/sugar-free Kitchen Sink at B&C.

 

[SueM in MN]

You can click on each restaurant and get a menu. You will find that most of the counter service restaurants have no sugar added brownies as a dessert. Most of the counter service restaurants share the same desserts (no sugar added brownies, cheesecake and carrot cake). Some restaurants have a different selection, which may include no sugar added strawberry parfait./QUOTE]


I clicked on the link and couldn't find the fat-free/sugar-free Kitchen Sink at B&C.

Some of the special items like that are only made on request, so they are not listed.
There are other places that always have certain items available on their menu. Those items that are always available would be listed.

It would be nice if they listed what is available by special request, but they don't.