Carbohydrate counting in type 1 diabetes: time to REACCT

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
TJ Ulahannan ◽  
W Ross ◽  
FC Davies
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Carbohydrate Counting

Effects of advanced carbohydrate counting in patients with Type 1 diabetes: a systematic review

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 886-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Schmidt ◽  
B. Schelde ◽  
K. Nørgaard
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Carbohydrate Counting

19 - A Fully-Automated Artificial Pancreas to Alleviate the Burden of Carbohydrate Counting in Type 1 Diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. S8
Author(s):  
Dorsa Majdpour ◽  
Michael Tsoukas ◽  
Jean-Francois Yale ◽  
Ahmad Haidar
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Artificial Pancreas ◽  
Carbohydrate Counting

scholarly journals Training adolescents with type 1 diabetes to carbohydrate counting without parents' help

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Beatriz Diniz GABRIEL ◽  
Cristiano Tulio ALBUQUERQUE ◽  
Marcella Lobato Dias CONSOLI ◽  
Patrícia Amaral Fulgêncio da Cunha MENEZES ◽  
Janice Sepúlveda REIS
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Carbohydrate Counting ◽  
New Therapy ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Nutrition Education Program ◽  
Diabetes Center

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition education program to enable adolescents with type 1 diabetes to count carbohydrates without the parents' help. Methods: Nineteen adolescents with type 1 diabetes from a diabetes center participated in four fortnightly meetings of one hour, with lectures and discussions about healthy nutrition, importance of nutrients for blood glucose, portion sizes, food replacements, and carbohydrate counting therapy. All meetings ended with exercises to check the learning. Adolescents were followed for one year after the intervention. Results: All participants were 100% successful in all the steps of the program and started carbohydrate counting in the main meals. Nutritional status and total daily insulin doses before and after the study did not differ. After 12 months, 68% of the adolescents counted carbohydrates at all times, 16% did so in extra snacks, and 16% were suspended from the new therapy. Eighty percent of the parents were satisfied with the program, believing teenagers were trained in the new therapy. Conclusion: A short nutrition education program successfully trained adolescents to count carbohydrates without the parents' help.

scholarly journals A Time-Friendly, Feasible Measure of Nutrition Knowledge in Type 1 Diabetes: The Electronic Nutrition and Carbohydrate Counting Quiz (eNCQ)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Arwen M. Marker ◽  
Amy E. Noser ◽  
Nicole Knecht ◽  
Mark A. Clements ◽  
Susana R. Patton
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Glycemic Control ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Diabetes Diagnosis ◽  
Carbohydrate Counting ◽  
One Year

Background: Greater knowledge about nutrition and carbohydrate counting are associated with improved glycemic control and quality of life in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, limited assessments of nutrition and carbohydrate knowledge have been developed, and existing measures can be time-consuming, overly broad, or not conducive to routine clinical use. To fill this gap, we developed and examined the feasibility of administering the electronic Nutrition and Carbohydrate Counting Quiz (eNCQ). Method: Ninety-two caregivers and 70 youth with T1D (mean age 12.5 years; mean time since diagnosis 5 years; English speaking) completed the 19-item eNCQ via tablet during a routine clinical visit. Completion time and item completion rates were used to assess feasibility. Relationships between eNCQ scores and patient demographics, diabetes management, and health outcomes were examined. Results: Participants took 10 minutes, on average, to complete the eNCQ. Total and Carbohydrate subscale scores (youth report) were negatively correlated with youth hemoglobin A1c (total r = –.38, carbohydrate r = –.38, Ps < .05), indicating that greater nutrition knowledge related to better glycemic control. Nutrition knowledge scores were generally high, but knowledge was negatively related to time since diabetes diagnosis ( r = –.276, P < .05). Conclusions: Findings support feasibility of the eNCQ to assess nutrition knowledge in routine clinical care. Following additional acceptability and validity testing, the eNCQ may identify families in need of further nutrition education. Nutrition assessment is particularly indicated for youth over one year since T1D diagnosis, as these families displayed lower nutrition knowledge and may need continuing education to maintain diabetes-specific nutrition knowledge over time.

Author response for "Effects of Advanced Carbohydrate Counting on Glucose Control and Quality of Life in Children with Type 1 Diabetes"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelie Donzeau ◽  
Elisabeth Bonnemaison ◽  
Vanessa Vautier ◽  
Vanessa Menut ◽  
Laure Houdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Glucose Control ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Carbohydrate Counting
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