Canadian Diabetes

Publications

Published quarterly, Canadian Diabetes provides practical, current information to family physicians on diagnosis and treatment issues associated with diabetes.

Canadian Diabetes - 2005, 09

Nutritional Management of Diabetes: Carbohydrates and Glycemic Control

Nutrition therapy aims to improve or maintain quality of life, nutritional status and physiological health as well as prevent and treat complications of diabetes (1).

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Lynn Nabata RD MA CDE, Sarah Capes MD FRCPC

Thérapie nutritionnelle du diabète : glucides et contrôle de la glycémie

La thérapie nutritionnelle vise à améliorer ou à maintenir la qualité de vie, l’état nutritionnel et la santé physiologique, de même qu’à prévenir et à traiter les complications du diabète (1).

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Lynn Nabata RD MA CDE, Sarah Capes MD FRCPC

Carbohydrate Counting Demystified: A Guide for General Practitioners

When people think of diabetes, they think of having to follow a restrictive diet, avoiding all sugar and sweets.

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Kathryn Arcudi PDt CDE Sondra Sherman PDt CDE

The Glycemic Index: Practical Considerations

The term glycemic index (GI) is used to describe the glycemic response after ingestion of 50 g of available carbohydrate in a test food compared to ingestion of an equivalent amount of carbohydrate in a reference food, usually glucose or white bread (1).

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Maria Kalergis PhD RD CDE

Beyond the Basics:The CDA’s New Meal Planning Guide. What’s New?

The CDA has developed a new meal planning guide, called Beyond the Basics: Meal Planning for Diabetes Prevention and Management

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Sharon Zeiler BSc MBA RD

Production of materials has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.