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Nutrition Education for Type 1 Diabetes

Nutrition Education for Type 1 Diabetes. NTR 302 Jennifer Morgan. Overview. Defining and understanding type 1 diabetes Importance to nutrition and health educators Diabetes education programs Strengths and weaknesses. Understanding Type 1 Diabetes.

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Nutrition Education for Type 1 Diabetes

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  1. Nutrition Education for Type 1 Diabetes NTR 302 Jennifer Morgan

  2. Overview • Defining and understanding type 1 diabetes • Importance to nutrition and health educators • Diabetes education programs • Strengths and weaknesses

  3. Understanding Type 1 Diabetes • Insulin-Dependent, Juvenile-Onset Diabetes • Often begins in late childhood (8-12 years) • Genetic Link • Most cases begin as an autoimmune disorder that destroys the insulin producing cells in the pancreas • Body does not produce insulin. • Decreased release of insulin -> Increased blood glucose

  4. Treatment and Dietary Therapy • Type 1 Diabetes is treated by insulin therapy, either with injections or with an insulin pump • Dietary therapy includes 3 regular meals and 1 or more snacks • Include fiber, low in saturated fats and cholesterol, and meet nutritional requirements

  5. Importance to Nutrition Educators • Medical nutrition therapy • Understanding carbohydrate counting • A useful tool for balancing carbohydrate intake and improving blood glucose control while eating a wide selection of foods

  6. Diabetes Education Programs • American Diabetes Association • JDRF • North Carolina Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch • Children’s National Medical Center Diabetes Program • Endocrinologists

  7. Funds research to prevent, cure, and manage diabetes • Deliver services to hundreds of communities • Provides objective and creditable information • Advocacy • Food and Fitness Counseling • Much More

  8. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation • Type 1 diabetes research • Connects families, provides family support • More than 80% of JDRF’s expenditures directly support research and research related education

  9. Strengths Weaknesses • Multiple programs available at the national, regional, and community level • Internet resources allow easy navigation, availability, convenience • 50/50 Pharmacies • Insurance coverage • Insurance coverage

  10. References • Berning J, Beshgetoor D, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Moe G. Wardlaw’s Perspectives in Nutrition. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2010. • American Diabetes Association. About Us. Available at: http:// www.diabetes.org/about-us/?loc=rednav. Accessibility verified March 21, 2013. • JDRF. About JDRF. Available at: http://jdrf.org/about-jdrf/ Accessibility verified March 21, 2013. • NC Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch. Available at: http://www.ncdiabetes.org/programs/index.aspx Accessibility verified March 21, 2013. • Children’s National Medical Center. Diabetes Program (Childhood and Adolescent). Available at: https://www.childrensnational.org/DepartmentsandPrograms/default.aspx? Id=6066&Type=Program&Name=Diabetes%20Program%20(Childhood%20and %20Adolescent). Accessibility verified March 26, 2013. • National Conference of State Legislature. Providing diabetes health coverage: state laws and programs. Available at: http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/diabetes-health-coverage-state-laws-and-programs.aspx Accessibility verified March 26, 2013.

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