Being a teenager should be a fun time in your life: hanging out with friends, learning new things, and enjoying the new freedoms and responsibilities that come with growing up. But with busy schedules and mounting stress levels, being a teen can be pretty complicated, especially when you throw physical changes, strange new feelings, and peer pressure into the mix. And being a teen with diabetes sure doesn’t make life any easier. Teens with diabetes have to be especially careful of what they eat, when they eat it, and how much. This is especially important to active diabetic teens, whose daily intake of calories should be comprised of 60%-65% carbohydrates, 10%-15% protein, and 20%-25% fats. Hormones in teens contribute to blood sugar fluctuations and mood swings, making diabetes and growing up a lot harder to deal with. But don’t worry! This blog, The Diet for Diabetic Teens, will help teenagers with type 1 and type 2 diabetes to deal with the ever-present challenges of eating a good balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, and managing diabetes while still living life like an ordinary teen.
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