Frankly, we think that having just one Mother’s Day a year is limiting. We should have this every day, show our mothers how much we appreciate them and how much they mean to us.

Anyway, if you’re looking for Mother’s Day gift ideas for your diabetic mom, you’re at the right place! You might think that it’s a bit hard to think of a suitable Mother’s Day gift or surprise for her. No worries for you, we’ve listed several Mother’s Day gift ideas for your diabetic mom below. Check them out and see what fits your idea and budget.

 

1. Activity Tracker

 

 

If your mom has diabetes, especially type 2, she’s probably trying to lose weight and be active as per the advice of her doctor. These two, while vastly different things, go hand in hand. To lose weight you must be more active, when you are more active, you lose weight. However, whereas the first can be done by consuming less calories compared to average, the second can be quite daunting if you’ve lived a sedentary lifestyle bereft of any strenuous movement.

That is where an activity tracker, like Fitbits, come into the picture. These useful trackers can provide you the needed boost to push through with your ‘be active’ plan. How? Simple, they gamify weight loss by providing a fun way to stay healthy and be active at the same time. Your mom would be thrilled and challenged to meet the required number of steps, calories burned, stairs taken, etc., and before you know it, being active is already second nature to her.

 

2. Walking Shoes

 

 

This Mother’s Day, you can give your mom decent walking shoes that she can use every day, especially if she’s diabetic and wants to be more active. More so, what good are activity trackers that count the steps you take if you don’t have decent walking shoes?

This is especially very important to diabetics suffering from high blood sugar. Neuropathy or the degradation of nerves can cause plenty of serious foot problems for diabetics. For diabetic moms wanting to follow the first option (the action but not the cost), good walking shoes that fit well are a requirement.

3. A Day of Pampering

 

 

Sometimes, all they need is a special day for themselves. Ask your mom what pampering activity does she want and book it in advance since these establishments get fully-booked fast during Mother’s Day. However, if that’s not your mom’s thing and you want to have a more active bonding session with mom, you can opt for a camping or hiking trip. Just be sure to come prepared, pack in all the essentials and take every safety precaution.

 

4. The Gift of Health

 

 

You can also give your mother the gift of health. For Mother’s Day, you can give her delightful yet fleeting things like material stuff or even allowed food… or you can give her something that will help her in the long run. Herbal supplements like Ampalaya Plus and organic teas like DeLite Herbal Tea are part of the latter category. These supplements and teas can help your mother ease through some of the worst complications of diabetes and hypertension.

Furthermore, these products contain herbs that have immeasurable medicinal values. For example, the herbal supplement for diabetes, Ampalaya Plus, has Bitter Gourd, Lagerstroemia speciose, and Turmeric. These three superfoods have tons of scientific research backing them up as highly beneficial for people with high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high bad cholesterol level. Other than that, there are tons of other health benefits that your mom can have from these herbs.

 

5. Dark Chocolates

 

 

Yes, you’re reading this correctly, you can give your diabetic mother chocolates on Mother’s Day. Just take note of the type of chocolate you’ll give her, don’t give her anything other than dark chocolate, preferably 70% and up. Milk chocolate is out of the equation and if you’re thinking of giving her white chocolate, just give her a straight-up sugar. More or less as sweet but with fewer other chemicals mixed in. It’s kinder to juts give her that since the effects on her blood sugar will more or less be the same.

Back to dark chocolate, since this has little to zero sugar, this is the perfect chocolate for diabetics and the health-conscious. Also, dark chocolate contains a large amount of antioxidants – these guys fight free radicals that induce premature aging and decreased mental functions.

 

The Little Things Count Too

 

If you have no budget for any of the selections we mentioned above, know that at the end of the day, it is still the thought that counts. You can still show your appreciation in a number of ways, sometimes, it’s the little things we do that make the most impact, that make the most difference in a mother’s day.

Tell your mom you love her. Make her breakfast in bed. Watch a movie with her. Do all the chores. Tell her how much she means to you. Little things count, especially to our mothers. Their love is unconditional, they will surely appreciate.