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What If Your Blood Glucose Is Low Before You Eat?
What if Your Blood Glucose is too Low Before You Eat? If your glucose level is lower than your target range, treat the low first. Eat something with 15 grams of carbs, wait for 15 minutes, and check your blood glucose again. If it’s still below target, have another 15 grams of carbs. Repeat until…
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What If Your Blood Glucose Is High Before You Eat
What if Your Blood Glucose is High Before You Eat? If your glucose levels are above your premeal target, you may need additional insulin to get back to target range. This dose is called a “correction dose.”
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Snack Tip!
Snack Tip! Weigh out individual snack portions and put the measured portions into zip-lock baggies or reusable containers. Mark the carb amount on the bag with a permanent marker or write it on a label if using reusable containers.
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How To Know How Many Grams Of Carbohydrates Are In The Foods I Eat?
How To Know How Many Grams of Carbohydrates Are In The Foods You Eat You can use apps, websites, books, and pocket guides to figure out how many carbs are in the food you eat. The easiest way to figure it out is to read the nutrition facts labels on packaged foods, or examine the nutrition…
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Take a moment to Celebrate my success!
Congratulations! Today I will take a moment to think back about all my successes and accomplishments along my journey.
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Congratulations!
Congratulations! You have successfully completed your lifestyle program. Take a moment to acknowledge your successes and celebrate what you’ve accomplished.
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Remember your Why
Remember your “Why”? Focus on why you had a lapse. Use the 5 steps of problem solving and make your lapse part of your journey instead of it’s end.
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A Lapse is Only a Big Deal if You Let it Become One
A Laps is Only a Big Deal if You Let it Become One There may be times when you fall short of your goals for a week or two. This is called a lapse, and it’s very normal. Remember: A lapse is a big deal only if you let it become one. Whatever you do,…
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On Holiday from your life, not from your lifestyle!
On Holiday from your life, not from your lifestyle! Delays and changes in normal routines, sitting rather than being active, excitement and lack of sleep. All of this can affect your blood glucose. Whether you’re traveling by land, air, or sea, here are some smart travel tips. Identify Yourself Wear your medical identification that says…
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Try these snacks at 30,000ft in the air!
Try these snacks at 30,000ft! It’s wise to travel with ready-to-eat portable snacks in case of meal delays or food unavailability such as: Peanut butter or low fat cheese on whole-grain bread or crackers Almonds, pistachios, peanuts, soy, or seeds Homemade trail mix Dried fruits or fresh vegetables Cereal, granola or protein bars (>5 grams…