Carbohydrate Counting (Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes)
An introduction to carbohydrate counting, label reading and the steps involved.
Advice requires detailed explanation from a Dietitian or other specialist Health Professional with appropriate nutritional knowledge, to enable correct understanding and implementation.
The pack aims to:
- ensure optimal growth and development by encouraging and promoting self-management of diabetes
- support the patient/client and their carers to adopt dietary practice to help avoid long-term diabetes complications.
The target group will be able to read nutrition labels to identify and use relevant information to calculate the carbohydrate in packaged foods.
International Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Clinical Guidelines, 2022
- Chapter 2: Stages of T1DM in children and adolescents
- Chapter 6: Diabetes Eduction in children and adolescents
- Chapter 8: Glycaemic target and glucose monitoringC
- Chapter 10: Nutritional management
- Chaper 12: Assessment and management of hypoglycaemia
- Chapter 14: Exercise
Related Resources
Glycaemic Index
- Pack size: 10
- Classification: HP
- NDR-UK ref: 9419
Introduction to Physical Activity (Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes)
- Pack size: 10
- Classification: HP
- NDR-UK ref: 9520