Yule log: forbidden to diabetics?

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Yule log forbidden to diabetics

An exception for Christmas: even diabetics can eat the log. © Olibac Attribution 2.0 Generic

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Once is not customary and most diabetologists agree: it is quite possible to authorize a diabetic child to eat his part of Christmas log as a dessert at the end of the family meal.

Yule log too sweet?

Besides the fact that this will have very little influence on his blood sugar level – the level of sugar in the blood – it will allow him to fully participate in the party!

Until a few years ago, all sweets were banned for diabetics treated with insulin. And for good reason: sugars and pastries can suddenly increase the level of sugar in the blood, which worsens the condition. diabetic. And then over time, it appeared that the sweets taken at the end of a meal, that is to say at the time of dessert, were much better tolerated than those taken between meals.

This is especially true when the meal in question included vegetables or salad: in this case, the sugar in the dessert is somehow “diluted” in the gastric bowl, and only causes a moderate increase in blood sugar. .

No exceptions for Christmas, really?

That said, the Yule log is not the least sweet of desserts, far from it …! But exceptionally, your child can eat it. There is no reason to deprive him of it and leave him, very sad, to watch his brothers, sisters or cousins ​​feast without him …

Talk to your doctor if necessary. Your doctor may advise you to inject a small additional dose ofinsulin just before the festive meal.

To know everything about the diabetes, consult our complete file.

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