ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors to Manage Diabetes, Prediabetes and Other Chronic Conditions

To help you manage your diabetes, prediabetes or other chronic conditions, diabetes care and education specialists have developed seven key areas of care. A diabetes care and education specialist can help you set priorities and work with you to improve your own management in each of these areas.

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"Know which foods raise blood sugars". Answer: Grain, starch, sugar or fruit. So ask yourself why your dietitian and CDE are pushing the very same foods.

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Diet education should be individualized and most CDEs and RDs know and do this. A type 2 patient with extreme insulin resistance and glucose toxicity and will do better on a lower carb diet. A type 2 patient that is eating cake and cookies every night and willing to switch to some fruit instead is not pushing the wrong thing. A type 1 patient who works out, runs marathons and can manage their carb ratio well does not need to avoid grains, starchy veg or fruit. We always advise all patients minimize added sugars.