From: Eating Well with Type 1 Diabetes: Food as a Tool, Not a Cure
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How does your relationship with food change when it becomes a metric to manage?

Managing Type 1 diabetes requires a constant mental tally of grams and units. This can sometimes make eating feel like a math problem rather than a social or sensory experience.

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Practice mindful eating once a day, focusing on taste and texture, while acknowledging the management task happening in the background.

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Healthy fats, such as those in olive oil and nuts, can improve glycemic management.
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Whole grains and complex carbohydrates are preferred over simple carbohydrates.
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