Diabetic Recipes
A new study in the JAMA indicates that omega-3 fatty acid supplements may keep at-risk kids from developing type 1 diabetes. The study found that kids who did eat fish, nuts or other sources of omega-3 fatty acids had a 55% less chance of developing diabetes. (I linked to the National Review of Medicine site because JAMA charges you a $15 fee to view their articles. Ouch.)
Sometimes I'm not sure what to think about these studies. Olivia was diagnosed when she was not quite three years old, so I suppose I could have given her Omega-3 supplements. I guess I'll have to figure out how to incorporate them into the two little girls' diets - I don't know that they'll eat fish and that's an expensive food to waste if they don't like it. Plus the whole mercury thing...honestly, some days I wonder if anything is safe to eat any more.
So, any opinions about this study? Do any of you give your non-D kids fish oil or omega-3 supplements? Or do you just try to get them in there with their diet?
I started taking Omega-3's when I was breastfeeding my son and I researched the DHA and ARA they were adding to formula. It is really lacking in my diet. I'm still taking it, but trying to get fish into the family's diet at least once a week. My son likes fish sticks, salmon burgers and tuna fish but that's about it and I also worry about mercury. I don't know how I would get him to take a supplement. I didn't think the study looked that solid, so it's something I will keep thinking about.
I found out I was type 1 diabetic when I was 18. How do you know if a child is at risk? I didn't know I was at risk. Even if the study was true, I never would have thought to eat more fish when I was younger.