My dog has a jack-o-lantern collar, which means he’s stylish one day out of every year. Today’s the day, folks!
It’s also a day when kids with diabetes may wish they didn’t have it. The cool thing about 2018, though, is that we now know kids can work some candy into their eating plan. Kids with diabetes don’t have to be singled out or treated differently. The thing to keep in mind is “what would you do for your kids without diabetes?” Do the same thing!
The goal is healthy eating for all. Eating tons of candy isn’t a great choice for any of us, and we all can work some in here and there and be just fine. There are different ways to do this:
- eat one piece a day until it’s gone (depending on where you trick or treat, this could take all year)
- eat one piece a day for a week and get rid of the rest
- eat a few pieces at one time and give away the rest
- do a trade (parents get to make the rules for that – every house may be different)
- eat so much candy that you get sick and are turned off from it for at least a year (probably not the greatest option)
- something else entirely (please share)
Regardless, Halloween is one day of the year. Make it fun. Don’t dwell on it. Focus on friends, activities, being active, whatever else there is besides candy. And then it’s over. And the leash is out of style again.