Nutrition, you and diabetes

Nutrition is the cornerstone of diabetes management, and is important for normal growth and development. If you have any questions about nutrition and diabetes, or need advice our dietitian is here to help support you with:

• Carbohydrate counting.
• Healthy eating.
• Glycaemic index.
• Sports and exercise.
• Free-from diets (e.g. gluten-free diet for Coeliac disease, food allergies).
• Bolus options with insulin pump therapy.

You can find the contact details of your dietitian on the contact pages.

Some of our resources are available online, under the related files section. You may also find the following websites useful for carbohydrate counting and managing sports and exercise:

• Carbs and cals (book and smartphone app)
• Cook and count (smartphone app)
• ExCarbs (exercise information)
• Runsweet (exercise information)