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What is a Carbohydrate Choice
What is a Carb Choice? Typically, people count their carbs in grams. Some people who count carbs find it easier to count carb “choices” rather than grams. One carb choice equals 15 grams of carbohydrates. It equals the carbohydrate amount of one slice of bread. If your carbohydrate goal is 75 grams per meal, that…
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How does Carbohydrate Counting Work
How Does Carbohydrate Counting Work You and your GluCare team will set a goal for the amount of carbohydrates you should eat for each meal and snack throughout the day. Then you will use a variety of tools to choose foods that help you stay within your goals. Through monitoring your blood glucose levels, you…
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Why Should I count Carbohydrates?
Why should I count carbohydrates? Diabetes interrupts the delicate balance of glucose regulation. If you use insulin, carbohydrate counting will help you manage your blood glucose levels by matching your mealtime insulin dosage to the amount of carbohydrates you are consuming. What is Carbohydrate Counting? Carbohydrate counting (carb counting) means tracking the amount of carbohydrates…
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What are Active Lifestyle Choices?
What are Active Lifestyle Choices? Lifestyle choices are conscious behavior choices that affect overall health and wellbeing. Healthy lifestyle choices, such as increasing activity lead to improved health and wellbeing. Unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as smoking, leads to a decrease in health and wellbeing. Active lifestyle choices mean creating opportunities for yourself to include more…
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How Does Sugar Affect My Health?
How Does Added Sugar Affect My Health? Added sugars provide no nutrition, and are therefore referred to as “empty calories”. A good rule of thumb is to avoid products that have a lot of added sugar. What food items contain added sugars? Major sources of added sugars are: regular soft drinks, all kinds of desserts…
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Unhealthy Fats
Fats to Limit Saturated fats and trans fats should be limited in your diet. Aim for less than 10% saturated fats in your caloric intake for the day. What are saturated fats? Saturated fats are more likely to be solid at room temperature. Examples include lard, butter, ghee, full fat dairy, and marbled meats. Saturated…
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Healthy Fats
Healthy Fats Your body needs some fat for energy, absorption of vitamins, and to protect your heart and brain health and to support immune function. Fats add flavor to foods and come in many forms. All fats are calorie dense. For example, a single tablespoon of oil has about 135 calories. Which foods contain fats?…
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Dairy and Your Health
Dairy and Your Health Milk naturally contains all the three macronutrients: carbohydrate, protein and fat. It’s also rich in calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin D. How do dairy products affect my blood glucose? Milk and yogurt both contain carbohydrates, which has an effect on your blood glucose levels. Cheese is made from fat and protein…
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Vegetables, Fruit, and Your Health
Vegetables and Fruits for Your Health Vegetables and fruit contain vitamins and minerals that are good for your health. These include vitamins A, C and E, magnesium, zinc, phosphorous and folic acid. Vegetables and fruit also contain plant chemicals, called phytochemicals. These biologically active substances can help to protect you from: Type 2 diabetes Stroke…
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Grains, Starchy Vegetables, and Your Health
Grains, Starchy vegetables and your health Grains and starchy vegetables are an important part of a healthy, balanced diet when chosen correctly and consumed in reasonable portions. Many of them are also excellent sources of fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (health beneficial substances). What are starchy food items? Starches occur naturally in a large range…