As a school nurse, I try to convince the kids to eat nutritious mini meals if they need them, but actually, most of the kids just eat what is given at school and compensate for their carbs with their insulin. I have had children whose parents make them crazy with calling and worrying. Serve nutritious meals for your whole family, teach the child to recognize the symptoms of hyper and hypoglycemia, teach portion control, teach them to measure their own blood sugars and their own insulin. After they are proficient, just regular reminders about these things are necessary. Kids are really smart. Also, the doctor and his nurse will be great helpers with this disease. Please keep them posted on irregularities with the blood sugars. They can help lots. The poster Dizzy Dolly said it well when she said to think not about what you can't have but what you can have. Just remember to adjust your insulin when you do. This is important! ****If you have a type I diabetic child, please take all supplies that the school nurse asks for to school. Many school districts do not have monitors, or "extra" insulin, glucose tabs, or strips.**** Send your child to school with a bottle of water daily, as well as crackers, or other carb snack just in case they need it. Good luck.