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Dinner and Snacks Healthy Swaps
Healthy Food Swaps Dinner & Snacks Just like for breakfast and lunch, there are simple and quick food swaps you can use for dinner and snacks that can help you stay healthy.
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Breakfast and Lunch: Healthy Swaps
Healthy Food Swaps Breakfast & Lunch Making healthy food swaps, whether it’s in the kitchen or when snacking on-the-go, is an easy way to eat a little healthier while still enjoying your favorite foods. Small, everyday changes to your diet are easier to achieve. It is also a good way to lose weight. Choosing healthier…
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What Is Energy Balance?
What Is Energy? When you eat and drink, you fuel your body with energy. Your body needs energy to keep you alive and for your organs to function normally. Everything you do through-out the day, like breathing, speaking, moving around, needs energy. What are Calories? The energy your body receives from food and drinks are…
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Do Nutrition Labels Matter?
Do Nutrition Labels Matter? Learning how to understand and use the Nutrition Facts label can help you make healthier eating choices and identify nutrient-dense foods for a healthy diet. Start with the serving information at the top. This will tell you the size of a single serving and the total number of servings per container.…
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Food Logging
Food Logging A food diary can help you understand how your body reacts to different food items. It’s an excellent way to discover invaluable details about your relationship with food and to uncover what you might be mindlessly munching on. A food diary can: Show you how you feel before, during, and after you eat…
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Weight Logging
Why do I need to log my weight? Weight logging is an important part of healthy lifestyle changes. It helps you track your progress and adjust your plans going forward. How does it work with my band? If you were given a weight scale it was designed specifically to connect with your GluCare App and…
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What is DKA?
What is DKA? DKA, or Diabetic Ketoacidosis, is a dangerous condition where your blood glucose is too high (>240 mg/dL) and you have ketones present in your blood or urine. When the body does not have enough insulin, fats are broken down for energy which produces ketones. When there are too many ketones in the…
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What Do I Do When I Have Hyperglycemia?
What Do I Do When I Have Hyperglycemia? Hyperglycemia means your blood glucose is higher than 130 mg/dL before meal/bedtime, or more than 180 mg/dL after a meal. You might feel the following symptoms: These symptoms can also be caused by sickness, missing an insulin dose, or eating too many carbohydrates. How do I manage…
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How is Glucagon Used?
How is glucagon used? Be sure you and those close to you know these steps:
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What Is Glucagon?
What is glucagon? Glucagon is an injection that you will take or another can give you if your blood glucose level is less than 50 mg/dL and you cannot eat or drink safely. You may feel confused, unconscious, or in very rare cases have seizures, when your blood glucose goes this low. Where should I…