Do you have a sick diabetic friend in the hospital and you want to bring them a get-well basket, but you’re unsure of what to put into the get-well gift basket that is safe for diabetics to have? Well, you have come to the right place. I will teach you how to put together the most perfect get-well, diabetic-safe gift basket to give to your friend.
Now in order for you to put together a diabetic gift basket, you need to have a beautiful woven basket lined with decorative linens, and you need to know what snacks and items are safe to put into the diabetic gift basket. Safe snacks to put into a diabetic gift basket have to be sugar free and sodium free. Bath and body products are best if they are all natural because diabetics have sensitive skin.
You can find all sorts of sugar free snacks such as; candy, cookies, cakes, trail mixes, and much more at all your local grocery stores and drug stores. One of the best websites to use to find sugar free snacks is at http://www.diabeticcandy.com/. There they have tons of great diabetic snacks that you choose from and put into your diabetic gift basket .Some other great food items that are safe for diabetics to eat are; bags of plan popcorn, fruits, veggies, sugar free oatmeal, and sugar free cereals. If you still have some unanswered questions about what foods are okay to put into a diabetic gift basket I would recommend checking out this website, http://www.totallyawesomearticles.com/articles/21189/1/List-Of-Foods-For-Diabetics-To-Eat—Effective-List-Of-Foods-A-Diabetic-Can-Eat/Page1.html. This website will explain what foods are okay and aren’t okay for a diabetic.
Now for beverages that are okay to put into a diabetic gift basket, I would recommend herbal teas that are caffeine free, bottles of water that are sugar and sodium free, and sugar free juice boxes. You can find these sugar and caffeine free beverages at health food stores, grocery stores, and even drug stores.
So, you now know so beverages and foods to place into your get well basket. How about we move onto some relaxing bath and body items that are great for diabetics to have to relieve stress? Some of the best bath and body items to put into a diabetic gift basket are; all natural hand and foot cremes since diabetics usually suffer from server cracked skin, foot soaks, lavender soy candles help relieve stress, a natural relaxing moisturizing bubble bath that contains a relaxing scent, chap stick for there dry lips, a CD filled with peaceful music for them to listen to, to help bring down high blood pressure, a freezable ice pack since they since diabetics are sometimes looking to ease the pain of a bruise, and a warm fleece blanket for when they get cold.
Some other great items to place into a diabetic gift basket are; diabetic cook books, diabetic food books, how to help control your diabetes books, and maybe even a book or movie on different exercises that help control diabetes.
You now have some ideas of what you can put into a diabetes gift basket, all you have to do now is get some items to fill up your diabetic gift basket with, and then fill your gift basket neatly with those items. Once your diabetic gift basket is put together, you can then go see your friend and give it to him or her. I am sure your diabetic friend will love the diabetic gift basket you put together and I know for sure the gift basket will come in handy when you diabetic friend gets sick and needs a quick pick me up.
Sources:
http://www.diabeticcandy.com/
http://www.totallyawesomearticles.com/articles/21189/1/List-Of-Foods-For-Diabetics-To-Eat—Effective-List-Of-Foods-A-Diabetic-Can-Eat/Page1.html.
