Glycaemic Index (Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes)
An introduction to glycaemic index, how it can impact on blood glucose and routes to managing it.
Classification: HP (Health Professional)
Advice requires some explanation from a Health Professional who has basic nutrition knowledge to enable correct implementation.
Credit:
16
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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 understand:
- what glycaemic index (GI) is
- what factors can influence the GI of a meal/snack
- how food's GI can impact blood glucose and routes to managing this.
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