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One potato, two potato,… assessing carbohydrate counting accuracy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

2019; Bioscientifica; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1530/ey.16.10.8

1662-4009

Muskaan Gurnani, Vernon M. Pais, Kristina Cordeiro, Sonya Steele, S Chen, Hamilton JK,

Diabetes Treatment and Management

Diabetes education includes nutritional education and the provision of practical guidelines as to the interrelation between insulin requirements and carbohydrate intake. Carbohydrate (CHO) counting has therefore been a recommended daily practice to help patients to manage blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Evidence suggests that CHO estimates should be within 10–15 g of the actual meal for optimal postprandial blood glucose control.