Managing Type 1 Diabetes requires a person to become their own pancreas – this is no small feat!  As a Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, I am all about finding ways to help patients make this job just a bit easier.

For kiddos especially, a T1D diagnosis is a big, scary, confusing thing that is difficult to understand. This brightly-colored teaching tool is an easy-to-understand, fun resource that has helped countless kids learn to recognize carbohydrate-containing foods.

Ways to use this teaching tool:

  • Hang it up in the kitchen for experience-based recognition and convenient carb counting
  • Grocery store bingo – put a sticker on each carb food that you spot!
  • Laminate the sheet and use a dry erase marker to circle carb foods identified in a meal
  • At school – share with the school RN or keep it in the child’s lunch box if they count their own carbs
  • Share with any additional caregivers (family members, babysitters, etc.)

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