Carbohydrate Secrets
These 3 main food groups have carbohydrates: Grains, Fruit and this "liquid group"
What is Dairy?
People with Diabetes must completely eliminate all fruit from their diet because fruit contains sugar.
What is False?
This blood test measures your average blood sugar levels over the past 2 to 3 months
What is Hemoglobin A1c
This type of Carbohydrate passes through the body UNDIGESTED, helping slow sugar absorption and promote satiety
What is Dietary Fiber?
Eating too much sugar directly causes Type 1 diabetes
What is False?
According to the ADA Standards of Care, the general A1c target for non-pregnant adults with Diabetes is below this percentage.
What is less than 7%?
Foods like oats, brown rice, sweet potatoes and beans fall into this type of carbohydrate category.
What are Complex Carbohydrates?
Non-nutritive sweeteners like stevia, sucralose and monk fruit do not raise blood sugar because they contain zero (or near zero) of these.
What are carbohydrates?
The ADA target for peak blood sugar 1 to 2 hours after the start of a meal is less than this value
What is less than 180mg/dl?