Carb Counting
Carbohydrate counting has a different role for people with diabetes who use insulin and those that don’t.
For people with diabetes who require insulin, carbohydrate counting is a way of matching insulin requirement with the volume of carbohydrates that you eat or drink.
The image above demonstrates a see saw and at one end we have carbohydrates and the other insulin. The see saw in the image is level which is the way diabetics have to keep there blood sugar levels. To much insulin and we need to balance the see saw back up with carbohydrates, to much carbohydrates and we need more insulin.
Carbohydrate Counting makes sure that you have the correct amount of Insulin to deal with the carbohydrates which you intake with any meal or snack. Insuring you keep controlled and stable blood sugar levels.
How Will The App Help ?
The application will be a fast, effective and easily accessible way of converting carbohydrates into a accurate insulin dosage while cutting out all of the difficult maths.
Once the user inputs there total amount of carbohydrates for that meal the application will then work out for that user the exact amount of insulin required to maintain a controlled blood sugar level.
The application will also contain useful up to date information for diabetics. This information will include.
- How to Carb Count
- Diabetes Support
- Tips on leading a Healthy and Active Lifestyle
- Advice on Preventing Complications
Along with this information being on the application it will also be available on this site along with a online version of the calculator for everyone to use not just iPhone users and a few other functions and utilities specially designed and built for Diabetics.