These days, food labels should have all the key nutritional information you need to count the carbs in your meal. Find out what to look for on food labels, with tips and advice from Jess along the way.
To test your learning once you’ve watched the video visit https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Enjoy-food/Carbohydrates-and-diabetes/nuts-and-bolts-of-carb-counting/learn-about-carb-counting/Reading-labels
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Gastroparesis is a problem with the stomach not working properly. It is also called delayed gastric emptying. With gastroparesis, food in the stomach empties slowly into the small intestine. This can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fullness after meals, bloating (usually above the belly button), and pain.

Gastroparesis is common in people with diabetes. Learn more at www.gastro.org/gastroparesis.

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A major insurer announced it’s capping insulin costs at a month, but advocates say that’s not a solution to the problem. According to the Health Care Cost Institute, insulin prices have doubled from 2012 to 2016. Congress continues to hold hearings examining skyrocketing drug prices, but, in the meantime, patients with diabetes are looking for ways to afford insulin.

Insulin is necessary for those with diabetes to survive. Without enough insulin, they can develop a life-threatening problem called diabetic ketoacidosis. That’s when the blood sugar gets so high that the blood becomes acidic and the body stops function.

Adam Kozie, who has type 1 diabetes, drives from Seattle to Canada to purchase insulin. His doctor, Irl Hirsch, says he’s heard of people traveling to Europe and Asia to do the same.

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