These materials have been developed by Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute experts for use by clients and health professionals for patient education. The Institute is committed to providing credible, evidence-based health information regarding optimum approaches to the prevention and management of disease.
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Alcohol recommendations
Reducing your alcohol intake can have a positive impact on diabetes control and body weight.
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Carbohydrates and Glycaemic Index
Understanding what carbohydrates are, the better types and quantities to be eaten across the day can assist in improving diabetes control.
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Convenience meals
While many convenience meals are unhealthy, choosing healthy convenience meals is possible.
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Dietary fats
Reducing saturated and trans fats in the diet can improve cholesterol levels and assist with weight management.
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Dietary fibre
Dietary fibre has many health benefits, including assisting weight management, appetite control, cholesterol lowering, diabetes prevention and management and digestive system health.
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Eating out
Choosing the right meal when eating out can be tricky. Use this guide to assist you to eat out in an healthier way.
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Healthy snacks
This guide will assist you with healthy snack options as part of a nutritious eating plan.
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Hyperglycaemia and sick day management
Having a sick day management plan to manage blood glucose levels (BGLs) is important to help prevent diabetic ketoacidosis and hypoglycaemia.
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Treating hypoglycaemia
Understanding the signs, symptoms and causes of hypoglycaemia for some people with diabetes is extremely important, along with the key treatment steps.
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Insulin pump troubleshooting
Practical strategies for troubleshooting your insulin pump and managing a malfunction.
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Label reading
Understanding how to read nutrition information will help you identify healthy choices.
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Making healthy meals
Even when preparing healthy meals, it is important to consider the portion sizes of different foods. This guide provides you with useful tips when preparing healthier meals.
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Managing gestational diabetes
This fact sheet will provide you with nutrition tips to assist with the management of gestational diabetes.
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Managing high-fat, high-carbohydrate meals
A resource for health professionals to assist their clients on insulin pumps in tailoring their insulin boluses at meal times.
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Managing hyperglycaemia on an insulin pump
Strategies for managing hyperglycaemia on an insulin pump.
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Managing hypoglycaemia on an insulin pump
Strategies for managing hypoglycaemia on an insulin pump.
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Recommended recipe books and websites
This fact sheet will help you locate quality, evidence-based recipe books and related websites.
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High blood pressure and salt
Reducing your salt intake can help you reduce the risk of developing stroke, heart and kidney disease.
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Supermarket shopping guide
This guide provides general dietary information to help identify healthy food choices when you are shopping.
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Plating it up: the portion guide
Having the right size plate makes it easier to avoid overfilling your plate and your stomach.
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Understanding diabetes
This fact sheet will help you understand what diabetes is and the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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VLED program
A resource for health professionals to assist clients on very-low energy diets.
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