Can children with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers estimate the carbohydrate content of meals and snacks?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-353

  Smart, C E ^a,b   Ross, K ^c   Edge, J A ^c   King, B R ^a   McElduff, P ^d   Collins, C E ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Diet; Intensive therapy; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; CARBOHYDRATE DIET;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; ADOLESCENT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC DIET; FAMILY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE;

EID: 77949349988     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02945.x     Document Type: Article

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