1. 1 Meeting Children’s Special Food and Nutrition Needs in Child Nutrition Programs Lesson 2: Helping Students with Diabetes Define diabetes and explain the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes Learn dietary treatments for diabetes Describe six accommodations that school food service can make for a student with diabetes Learning Objectives

2. 2 Diabetes Diabetes – the body cannot produce or use insulin Insulin – a hormone that helps the body to use glucose as energy –Type 1 –Type 2

3. 3 Dietary Considerations Grains and starches Protein Fat Meals and snacks

4. 4 Diabetic Meal Plans Food Guides From ADA website: http://www.diabetes.org/nutrition-and-recipes/nutrition/foodpyramid.jsp & USDA website: http://mypyramid.gov/

5. 5 Diabetic Meal Plans Diabetic Exchanges –Carbohydrate (includes starch, fruit, milk and vegetable), meat/meat alternate, fat Carbohydrate Counting –Number of grams of carbohydrate in each meal (labels, lists)

6. 6 Food Service Assistants Plan on file at school Follow plan carefully Correct portion sizes are crucial Snacks Labels or computerized nutrient information Offer a variety of healthy choices for all students