Halloween? Yes, please...
I've been asked many times. "What does she do on Halloween?" Um, goes trick-or-treating, of course. Type 1 Diabetes is not a life sentence of "you-can't-eat-that". Some things are harder to dose for than others but she can eat anything anyone else does. In moderation, of course, just like everyone else should. 
Halloween gives us the opportunity to stock up on fun-size packages of candy to treat lows. Manufacturers have, conveniently enough, packaged them in perfect increments of 15 grams of fast acting sugar. Exactly what we treat lows with! The Rule of 15's in T1D is to treat a low blood sugar with 15 grams of fast acting sugar and recheck blood sugar in 15 minutes to make sure it's come up to a safe level.
So throw those Skittles, Gummy Bears (Haribo only please, I'm a bear snob), Starburst, and Sour Patch Kids in her bag. They'll be put to good use throughout the year.
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