9225Introduction to CHOCounting.pdf - NDR-UK

AN INTRODUCTION TO
CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING
A practical guide to support you through your diabetes treatment plan
C o n t e n t s
• I n t r o d u c t i o n
• Intensive Insulin Therapy and Your Treatment Plan
• B a s a l
• B o l u s
• Do I need to count carbohydrate to follow my treatment plan?
• Steps to your Treatment Plan and Carbohydrate Counting
• What is Carbohydrate?
• Types of carbohydrate
• Do all foods contain carbohydrate?
• Carbohydrate Counting
•Reading labels
- Packaged foods
- Using weights and measures
• Using cooked and uncooked weights
• Using your own recipes
- My favourite recipes
• The carbohydrate calculator
• Bolus Insulin
• What is my insulin to carbohydrate ratio (ICR)?
• How do I work out my ICR?
- My ICR is
- What should I do next?
• How do I use my ICR to work out my bolus?
•Bolus calculator
• Healthy Eating
• Other Things to Think A b o u t
• S n a c k s
- What about bedtime snacks?
• Delaying or skipping meals and flexible meal times
• Food choices
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G e n e ral information B a s a l
Variable factors that affect bolus needs Trends and testing
CHO counting Bolus and ICR Adjustments and corrections Trends and ∑
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