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Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Use Insulin
Where to go from here
Now that you have read this information, you are ready to plan regular meals and snacks and calculate the amount of carbohydrate in your diet.
Talk with your diabetes specialist (doctor or other health professional, registered dietitian, or certified diabetes educator). If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your diabetes specialist.
If you need help with carbohydrate counting or meal planning, see a registered dietitian.
If you would like more information on meal planning for people who have diabetes, the following resources are available:
Organization
| American Diabetes Association (ADA) | |
| 1701 North Beauregard Street | |
| Alexandria, VA 22311 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) |
| Email: | AskADA@diabetes.org |
| Web Address: | www.diabetes.org |
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a national organization for health professionals and consumers. Almost every state has a local office. ADA sets the standards for the care of people with diabetes. Its focus is on research for the prevention and treatment of all types of diabetes. ADA provides patient and professional education mainly through its publications, which include the monthly magazine Diabetes Forecast, books, brochures, cookbooks and meal planning guides, and pamphlets. ADA also provides information for parents about caring for a child with diabetes. | |
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