This is Sweet!
This food group raises your blood sugar
what are carbohydrates?
Keeping a close watch on this allows you to maintain control of your diabetes
What is blood sugar?
This is how you know the amount of insulin to give before a meal or snack
what is carb counting?
This is needed when your blood sugar is low
What are simple carbohydrates? (ex. orange juice, peppermints, smarties)
The term for low blood sugar
what is hypoglycemia?
You should do this before participating in an activity/exercise
what is decreasing your insulin amount?
It is important to do this before eating carbohydrates
What is bolusing insulin?
the way we determine how fast or slow a food is going to raise your blood sugar
What is the glycemic index?
You should do this when your blood sugar is high
What is giving yourself insulin
You need at least this many carbs to raise your blood sugar.
What is 15 grams of carbohydrates
The organ that is not functioning in a person with type 1 diabetes
what is the pancreas?
When you eat this your brain is getting its energy that it needs to work correctly
What are carbohydrates
A fruit that gets a higher carbohydrate content as it ripens and will spike your blood sugar
what is a banana?
A condition that leads to blindness and is caused by uncontrolled blood sugar from unhealthy habits (drinking, smoking, vaping)
What is diabetic retinopathy?
This food group has 0 carbohydrates
what is protein