Diabetes Meal Planning: Managing Your Carbohydrate Intake

If you have diabetes, maintaining a consistent carbohydrate intake throughout the day is an effective meal-planning method to help maintain your target blood glucose levels. Foods that contain carbohydrates have the greatest effect on blood glucose levels compared to foods that contain primarily pr...

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Main Authors: Nancy Gal, Wendy J. Dahl
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2020-02-01
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description If you have diabetes, maintaining a consistent carbohydrate intake throughout the day is an effective meal-planning method to help maintain your target blood glucose levels. Foods that contain carbohydrates have the greatest effect on blood glucose levels compared to foods that contain primarily protein or fat. Carbohydrates in foods that contribute to blood glucose includes sugars and starches. The amount of carbohydrate you consume is based on your diabetes treatment goals and carbohydrate tolerance. This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, written by Nancy J. Gal and Wendy J. Dahl, provides a strategy for planning your daily menu to manage your carbohydrate intake. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs324
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spelling doaj-art-f8f9d29282454ff5afd12b04a1a267812025-02-08T05:49:14ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-02-0120201Diabetes Meal Planning: Managing Your Carbohydrate IntakeNancy Gal0Wendy J. Dahl1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida If you have diabetes, maintaining a consistent carbohydrate intake throughout the day is an effective meal-planning method to help maintain your target blood glucose levels. Foods that contain carbohydrates have the greatest effect on blood glucose levels compared to foods that contain primarily protein or fat. Carbohydrates in foods that contribute to blood glucose includes sugars and starches. The amount of carbohydrate you consume is based on your diabetes treatment goals and carbohydrate tolerance. This new 3-page publication of the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, written by Nancy J. Gal and Wendy J. Dahl, provides a strategy for planning your daily menu to manage your carbohydrate intake. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs324 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115610DiabetesCarbohydrateMeal PlanningStarchBlood GlucoseDiabetes Plate Method
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Starch
Blood Glucose
Diabetes Plate Method
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Carbohydrate
Meal Planning
Starch
Blood Glucose
Diabetes Plate Method
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