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Hi! My name is Brenda Thompson, registered dietitian and owner of Life Skills Nutrition.
In this segment, I'm going to be talking about carbohydrates and blood sugar control. Carbohydrates
are the starch and sugar in foods. When a carbohydrates is consumed in the body, it
is broken down into glucose, as I explained earlier in the first segment. Foods containing
carbohydrates include some of these, such as bread, fruits like bananas, apples, and
oranges. Also, dairy products like milk. Pasta, many legumes. There are a variety of them
here. Lentils, beans, and potatoes. Peas are also on that list of starch vegetables which
contain carbohydrates. Insulin helps the glucose that is created in your body from eating these
foods. Insulin helps that glucose travel through your blood stream into your body cells to
produce energy, or to store for later use of energy. It is essential that people with
diabetes consume and consistent amount of carbohydrate for meals and snacks in effort
to regulate blood sugars. It is important that you speak with your registered dietitian
about finding out how much carbohydrate if you were diagnosed with diabetes.