Dietary Goals For Type 1 - Diet The Foundation Of Treatment: Diabetes
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Dietary goals for type 1
In the past, people with type 1 diabetes had to plan meals around the times that they took their insulin. Now, the emphasis is on tailoring insulin doses around your eating habits. This approach is more flexible but still requires effort.
Frequent monitoring of blood sugar levels allows you to adjust your insulin dose to match glucose levels and make "mid-course" corrections, if necessary. To keep blood glucose levels from fluctuating too much, however, it's important to maintain a consistent eating pattern. Erratic habits make tight control particularly difficult. You may also find that it's important to have a snack just before bedtime to prevent a hypoglycemic reaction during the night.
| Last updated: | January 23, 2007 |
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