Step away from that dessert!

[Hisgirl]

I'm taking my Mama and Daddy to WDW in October. Their first time ever!

We're at the GF and got the FD, however, I see a lot of the meals include a dessert.

My Daddy has type II diabetes so he can't eat sugar or any of the 3 whites. What do folks do when this is the case? Is it just a big ol' waste? Do you give it away? Do you just say 'no dessert' while wishing you could have had that appetizer instead? Thoughts?

 

[rlovew]

I'm taking my Mama and Daddy to WDW in October. Their first time ever!

We're at the GF and got the FD, however, I see a lot of the meals include a dessert.

My Daddy has type II diabetes so he can't eat sugar or any of the 3 whites. What do folks do when this is the case? Is it just a big ol' waste? Do you give it away? Do you just say 'no dessert' while wishing you could have had that appetizer instead? Thoughts?

All of the dining plan meals(outside of breakfast) include dessert- since you are getting it free it is no big deal but this would be one reason not to get the dining plan on a regular trip. You can sometimes get a piece of fruit instead of a dessert at a cs meal- you can always ask. There is 1 sugar free option at every place you will eat (I don't say they are necessarily things you can eat with diabetes but since that option is there that is what he would be expected to choose for dessert. You other option would be to see if a different discount is better for you and to pay out of pocket for your meals.

 

[mckryan]

Just about every table service restaurant has a sugar-free option. You may want to put diabetic on any of your dining reservations, and that way the chef will be aware before your visit and can make sure there is a sugar free option for him!

 

[wiigirl]

Just about every table service restaurant has a sugar-free option. You may want to put diabetic on any of your dining reservations, and that way the chef will be aware before your visit and can make sure there is a sugar free option for him!

 

[jennylyn_b]

A lot of places have at least one no sugar added dessert option. If not on the menu just ask. Sometimes they will allow fruit or a bottle of water instead of the dessert.

 

[detarica]

Disney is very sensitive to health problems and for this I am very thankful. They will help you find a solution. They bent over backwards to help my daughter with an egg allergy on all 7 trips that she has been on. They actually have the chef come out and speak with you about your options. Some of the options are not on the regular menu. Just make sure to communicate it with them either on the reservation or when you reach the table.

 

[smiths02]

Just be aware that the no sugar added option or the fruit option can also be high in carbs.

 

[clanmcculloch]

My Daddy has type II diabetes so he can't eat sugar or any of the 3 whites. What do folks do when this is the case? Is it just a big ol' waste? Do you give it away? Do you just say 'no dessert' while wishing you could have had that appetizer instead? Thoughts?

When you say "can't eat sugar or any of the 3 whites", is that can't eat them at all or is that he's got a specific amount of carbs he can eat each meal and snack and doesn't want to use them up on those? Different T2 diabetics can handle different things (some can only handle certain types of carbs without a spike while others get spikes with any simple carbs even in relatively small amounts) and different T2 diabetics have different overall carb amounts they can handle.

My DH who has T2 diabetes does get some desserts at WDW but those meals he's very careful about what else he eats during that meal so that his total carb count is within his limits (ex he'll ask for a vegetable instead of a starch with his entree and he'll avoid the bread). But, he's a very controlled T2 diabetic and he's figured out specific foods that seem to cause spikes in him so he can avoid those. He's usually better off with the regular desserts over the sugar free ones because a lot of the sugar free ones have sugar alcohols and in him that's more likely to mess up his blood sugar than real sugar.

Don't forget that he can order a dessert and just take a few bites to get a little something sweet (assuming even a little bit of regular sugar isn't something that causes spikes in him).

Those sugar free and no sugar added desserts really can be quite high in carbs at times. We were talking with a chef one time about our milkshakes (my kids and I are all allergic to milk so we have to work with a chef) and he asked about a milkshake using the sugar free ice cream. When he brought out the container of sugar free ice cream and the container of soy ice cream, the soy ice cream was lower in carbs than the sugar free even though the soy uses sugar and the sugar free uses artificial sweeteners.

Can he handle fruit? At CS locations there's usually some kind of fruit available. If he tells the CM that he's diabetic hen she might agree to let him have a bottle of water instead of a dessert. Another option is that if the place has any kind of pastry then he can get one for somebody else to eat the next morning for breakfast. Some places also carry yogurt (those yogurt parfaits are high in carbs but some regular yogurts will be ok).

 

[TDC Nala]

The one thing that will not be allowed is ordering an appetizer instead. The restaurants can work with him on dessert substitutions but he won't be able to get the appetizer.

 

[Hisgirl]

Thank yall for all of your help. I don't know Daddy's specifics other than he has recently had a harder time keeping his blood levels under control. He now has to use shots.

I will indeed speak with the servers at each meal and hopefully we can work this out.

 

[smiths02]

Thank yall for all of your help. I don't know Daddy's specifics other than he has recently had a harder time keeping his blood levels under control. He now has to use shots.

I will indeed speak with the servers at each meal and hopefully we can work this out.

Totally unsolicited advice, but make sure that someone is always carrying something that can bring his blood sugar UP quickly. Sometimes all the walking and Disney can actually make blood sugar go too low. (and I know my MIL will feel really weak when her blood sugar is even in the low end of normal...she has T2 diabetes)

 

[TheRustyScupper]

TrustTheScupper . . .

1) I was once a Diabetes Type-II Diabetes person (no longrer).
2) WDW has several options at TS eateries that are sugar-free or no-sugar-added.
3) Have it listed on your ADR for your father.
4) The chef will ask you about it after you are seated.
5) By having it on your ADR gives them advance notice to call the chef.
6) This will then give him/her time to prepare something.