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Starting On Insulin therapy - Diabetes - Treatment

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Carbohydrate counting - What you need to know.

Salma Mehar, Consultant Diabetes Dietician, explains that Carbohydrate Counting is different from Calorie Counting. She gives advice on to how to estimate or measure the amount of Carbohydrate is in the food you are eating. Salma also talks about the link between the amount of Carbohydrate you are about to eat and how much Insulin you need to give yourself.