Watching what you eat

Food is a big part of a diabetic's life, counting carbohydrates and watching portion size is a big part of staying healthy. There are some principles to eating healthy and managing blood glucose levels, they include:

• Give thought to the types of food being chosen to eat
• Eat slowly 
• Look at amounts of food being eaten

Carbohydrate counting is valuable for people with type 1 to balance food with insulin intake. Also make sure to not eat lots of food high in fats and sugars because they are just short term mood enhancers that don't actually nourish the body.