Considerations for Carbohydrate Counting in Diabetic Dietary Therapy

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  • 糖尿病食事療法におけるカーボカウントについての一考察
  • トウニョウビョウ ショクジ リョウホウ ニ オケル カーボカウント ニ ツイテ ノ イチ コウサツ

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Carbohydrate counting is an approach used by patients with diabetes to improve their glycemic control through adjusting dietary carbohydrate intake and aiding insulin therapy. It has shown to especially improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes. In this study, we introduce the methods and the training of carbohydrate counting in Japan. Kuroda’s method is easy way of estimating carbohydrate content. We believe that once patients master Kuroda’s method, they can further improve glycemic control using Kawamura and Hirose’s method through calculating carbohydrate content more precisely. In addition, we investigated a tendency of carbohydrate counting in Japanese food. These facts indicate the importance of basic carbohydrate counting education for dietitian such as meal planning and assessing carbohydrate content of various Japanese foods.

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