Carbohydrates (carbs) are in:
- starchy foods such as bread, potatoes, rice, pasta and cereals
- sugary foods such as sweets, jellies, biscuits and cakes
- dairy foods such as milk and yoghurts
- fruit and honey
Counting carbs helps you manage your blood glucose levels.
When you know how many carbs you eat and drink, you calculate the right dose of quick-acting insulin.
This means you do not have to inject and eat at the same time every day (fixed dose), so your treatment is more flexible.
Learn how to count carbs
You can start learning about carb counting you can:
- make an appointment with the dietitian on your diabetes team
- ask your diabetes team if they run carb-counting sessions
- do a Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) course
- do a course online to learn how to count carbs
Eating well with type 1 diabetes (PDF, 39 pages 1.8KB) - indi.ie
Find out more about carb counting - diabetes.org.uk
Courses on counting carbs
Courses about counting carbohydrates:
