Learn how making a variety of healthy food choices can help bring your blood glucose into a healthy range.
Find out which carbohydrate choices you can make for best nutrition and better diabetes management.
Learn about the different fats found in foods, and how choosing healthy fats can help manage your diabetes and overall health.
Learn the recommended serving sizes of common foods, and tips to help you manage your weight, diabetes and your overall health.
Learn how to read the food label, and why using it can help you choose healthy foods for your diabetes management.
Watch to learn tips for making healthy choices when selecting and cooking fresh produce, meat, and fish.
Learn which fruits and vegetables are the best choices when trying to manage your blood glucose levels.
Learn some healthy cooking strategies that can help you manage your blood glucose levels and overall health.
Learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, their role in proper nutrition, and how to cook foods in low-fat way.
Learn simple strategies and tools for measuring healthy serving sizes when shopping and cooking at home.
Learn several strategies you can use for making healthy choices in fast food restaurants.
Learn to use the tools available to help you make healthy choices when dining out.
Learn strategies for choosing healthy foods from a variety of cuisines.
Learn tips and ideas for healthy eating at parties and other get-togethers.
Learn how to control the amount of carbohydrate you eat to help you manage your diabetes.
Learn which foods contain carbohydrates.
See how developing an individual meal plan that measures your carbohydrates throughout the day can help you manage your diabetes.
Learn how the "choice" method of carbohydrate counting can help you take greater control of your blood glucose level.
Knowing how to read the food label will help you calculate carbs and make healthier food choices.
Regular blood glucose monitoring and record keeping can help you and your diabetes educator determine if your meal plan is working, or needs adjustment.
See how printed resources and common household items are helpful in measuring healthy portion sizes of many foods.
Watch this to learn how sweets can fit into your diabetes meal plan.
Watch this to learn the difference between serving size and portion size.
After watching this video, you will be able to describe how alcohol may affect your blood sugar.
Watch this to learn how best to include pizza in a carb counting meal plan.
Learn what else besides food can affect your blood sugar level.
Watch these common strategies to estimate carbohydrate when dining out or ordering in.
Learn how to calculate the number of carbohydrates in foods that have more than one type of ingredient.
Discover that by regularly reviewing your logbooks, you will be able to see patterns that show you how well you are managing your blood glucose level.
Understand that carbohydrates provide your body with energy and the importance of making healthy choices to reach the number of carbohydrates recommended by your meal plan.
Understand how advanced carbohydrate counting can help you manage your diabetes by balancing what you eat with the insulin you take.
Learn the difference between basal and bolus, and how they work together to create most insulin routines.
Learn to use your insulin to carbohydrate ratio to discover how much insulin you need to cover the carbohydrates in your meal.
Learn how using your correction factor can help you manage a healthy blood glucose level throughout the day.
Learn common methods to adjust your insulin routine when faced with a higher or lower blood glucose level, or during special occasions.
Know the dangers of low blood glucose, and how to bring it back up to a healthy level.
Watch this video for an overview of advanced carbohydrate counting and putting it into practice. Basal and bolus insulin, as well as insulin to carbohydrate ratio, correction factor, pattern management, and target blood glucose, are all discussed.
