Ethical Dilemmas Of Eating Sugary Foods

Dilemma 1: An individual may be a diabetic but insist that they want to eat sugar rich foods all the time such as cakes and sweets Dilemma 2: An individual may wish to travel into town on public transport by themselves instead of being escorted.

There will be times when a duty to safeguard the wellbeing of the individual is in conflict with your duty to promote the individual’s right to take risks, this will cause a dilemma it’s difficult to know the right thing to do!
What you must do within your role (support worker)
Explain to the individual what eating sugary foods will do to them in respect of their health/diabetes. I must give the individual all the facts so that they can make an “informed choice” I would suggest alternative “low