If you are taking food simply as a thank you, how about taking a plant or flowers or something else instead? I am diabetic and to be honest with you, sometimes when people bring me sweets, I give them away or throw them away. It's not meant to hurt any feelings but rather meant to keep my blood sugar under some kind of control. I absolutely LOVE when someone sends or brings a handwritten note...sometimes it's a poem, sometimes it's a word of friendship....it's the thought behind it that matters.

I take insulin 5 times a day so while I CAN use extra insulin to cover a multitude of sins, I'd really rather not stick myself yet again.

It's very thoughtful of you to think about your friends with diabetes!

:) Michelle