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Taking Care of Your Diabetes Every Day
Follow your meal planYou should have your own meal plan. Ask your doctor to give you the name of a dietitian who can work with you to develop a meal plan. Your dietitian can help you plan meals that include foods that you and your family like to eat and that are good for you too. Ask your dietitian to include foods that are heart-healthy to reduce your risk of heart disease. Your diabetes meal plan will include breads, cereals, rice, and grains; fruits and vegetables; meat and meat substitutes; dairy products; and fats. People with diabetes don't need to eat special foods. The foods on your meal plan are good for everyone in your family! Making wise food choices will help you
Action Steps |
A1C results | |
Target for most people with diabetes | below 7 |
Time to change my diabetes care plan | 8 or above |
My last result | __________ |
My target | below __________ |
Make copies of the daily diabetes record page. Then write down the results of your blood glucose checks every day. You may also want to write down what you ate, how you felt, and whether you exercised.
By keeping daily records of your blood glucose checks, you can tell how well you're taking care of your diabetes. Show your blood glucose records to your health care team. They can use your records to see whether you need changes in your diabetes medicines or your meal plan. If you don't know what your results mean, ask your health care team.
Keep a daily record of
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Things to write down every day in your record book are
Keep a daily record of
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