Fact: Teens are hungry, hungry people with seemingly bottomless stomachs.
Fact: Feeding more than one teen can get expensive.
Fact: Satisfying the tastes of several different teens can be a challenge.
Fact: Anticipating the serving size one must allot per teen can be tricky.
Solution: Order pizza!
It is cheap, comes divided into manageable portions, and has a flavor to match just about every taste!
But.
But, it is super high in carbs.
M has never been concerned with pizza in the same manner that she has been with cake, but it still takes a lot of skill and luck for her to keep her bg in range for several hours after consuming even one small piece (defined here as a one-inch wide slice of a 12 inch pizza).
The tricky part is that it doesn't seem to behave in a consistent manner. Cutting back the "dose" of pizza doesn't lessen the wacky impact it has. Adding more insulin seems to make no difference either.
So what is a mom to do? Neither M nor I find the option of making a stink about the lack of food choices to be a viable option. Especially when the food is really only provided as a courtesy, not as a part of a culinary experience.
Additionally, people think we are crazy when M brings her own food, because pizza is so awesome.
Right now, even though she only has pizza maybe once every two weeks at events for church, school, or at the home of a friend, I still have this nagging feeling that we are playing a little Russian roulette with M's long term health.
So yes, folks. I will be sending food with M from time to time. After all, she doesn't even like the pizza provided at church. She eats it because she is hungry and there are no other options available.
And before you parents of non-diabetic children judge me by what an amazing killjoy I am, count your blessings that pizza is not on your list of worries.
I will offer up a prayer that it never will be.
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| Oh pizza, why must you be so cheap and easy? |
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