R Hanas, CWD 2003
What do kids eat in real life?
- A chocolate bar gives ~ same blood glucose response as a sandwich with equal carbohydrate content
- No good for treating hypoglycemia!
Ordinary snack
Chocolate bar
0 30 60   90   120  150  180 min.
Blood glucose
mmol/l
Cedermark G.  Eur J Pediatr 1993;152:635-39.
215
180
145
110
70
mg/dl
12
10
8
6
4