Carbohydrate counting-1: South Asian framework.

Lovely Gupta; Deepak Khandelwal; Sanjay Kalra

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Carbohydrate counting-1: South Asian framework.

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Lovely Gupta Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India

Deepak Khandelwal Department of Endocrinology, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital,New Delhi, India

Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital,Karnal,India

Abstract

Carbohydrate counting or "carb counting" is a meal planning technique for persons with diabetes for managing blood glucose levels by tracking the grams of carbohydrate consumed at meals. It has shown to improve glycaemic control and glycaemic variability and decreases risk of hypoglycaemia in persons with diabetes especially on insulins. It needs basic education of the patient regarding meal plan, assessment of carbohydrate content of various foods and also exchange lists. It also gives flexibility of food choice, helps to identify patterns in blood glucose levels and adjustment of pre meals short acting insulins as related to food intake. In this short review we have summarised basic principles of carbohydrate counting, its application in clinical practice and also exchange lists primarily pertaining to South Asian population.

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Page(s) 1296-1298

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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 67, Issue: 8, Year: 2017

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