An 11-year-old preadolescent has just been found to have type 1 diabetes. the child, who likes sweets, asks about sugar and sugar substitutes in the diet. what information should the nurse and the dietitian give the child?

My answer will be that both the nurse and the dietitian should tell the child that they can eat sweet. You should know that children with Type 1 Diabetes require injecting insulin to compensate for the effects of glucose. Therefore, the child can eat sweets as long as the portions are watched and the necessary insulin is applied to cover that excess. On the other hand, the child should also know that, from now on, he can gradually substitute sweets and sugar (as a source of carbohydrates) for others such as cereals, fruits, milk and yogurts.

At the time when a nurse cares for the patients, they follow the nursing procedure. This comprises developing a plan and setting goals for the patient. The actual action and treatments, which are done to assist the patient to attain the goals that are set for him or her are known as nursing interventions.

In case of a diabetic patient, a sweet tooth can be satisfied by consuming substitutes of sugar. The six, non-nutritive sweeteners approved by the United States FDA are aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, advantame, and neotame. Thus, the nurse and the dietitian should recommend the child in the given case to use any of the mentioned forms of sugar substitutes.