Diabetes

Lisa McGrath and Cheryl LenoverHalton Diabetes Program

Today, we will talk about…

What is diabetes? What to do if you have diabetes

Today, we will talk about…

What is diabetes?

When we eat…

most of our food turns into sugar.

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When you have diabetes…

Brain

Problems Caused by High Blood Sugars

Heart

Feet

Eyes

Kidneys

Nerves

Further damage can be caused by

High blood pressure High blood fats

Smoking Being overweight

Today, we will talk about…

What is diabetes?What to do if you have diabetes

Eat well

We get fuel… from food and beverages

Fuel (Calories)

Carbohydrate

ProteinFat

Protein

Protein• Important to build our

muscles

• Eating too much protein causes us to gain weight

Fat

Fat• Helps with important functions

in our body

• Eating too much fat causes us to gain weight and raises our blood cholesterol

Carbohydrates = Sugar

Carbohydrates• Provide good fuel for our body• Eating too much carbohydrate

causes us to gain weight • They raise our blood sugar if

we have diabetes

Grains and Starches

• Rice, pasta, cereal, bread, potatoes, corn

Fruit and Fruit Juices

Milk and Milk products• Milk, ice cream and yogurt

Vegetables• Add vegetables to your plate

Sugary foods

• Pop, candy, chocolate bars, cookies, cakes

• Limiting the amount of these foods helps your blood sugar

• Select diet pop over regular pop

Think about what we eat

Less fatty food

More fruit and vegetables

Think about when we eat

Eating Patterns

Snacking, is it ok?

Vs.

Think about how much we eat

3-inch

140 calories

6-inch

350 calories

1 ½ cups

390 calories

3 cups

790 calories

5 cups

270 calories

11 cups

630 calories

Today, we will talk about…

What is diabetes?What to do if you have diabetes

Eat wellExercise

Exercise

Why get more active?

Why be more active?

• Builds your muscles• Keeps your weight

down• Lowers blood sugars• Helps blood pressure

How much is enough?

Try to be active every day.

Today, we will talk about…

What is diabetes?What to do if you have diabetes

Eat wellExerciseTake your medications

Take your medications, as prescribed by your doctor

Today, we will talk about…

What is diabetes?What to do if you have diabetes

Eat wellExerciseTake your medicationsMonitor your blood sugar

Monitoring your blood sugar level

Blood sugar targets

4-7

5-10

First thing in the morningor before meals

2 hours after meals

Some medications and insulin can cause a low blood sugar

Summing it up…