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Food and drink
Food and drink
Your diabetes team should help you understand how the food you eat can affect you. They should show you how to count the carbohydrates ('carbs') in your food and drink. This is to make sure you are injecting the right amount of insulin to keep your blood glucose at your target level.
People with diabetes have a higher chance of getting illnesses such as heart disease later in their lives. To avoid these problems, your diabetes team should help you plan healthy meals and snacks.
You should try to eat at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Your diabetes team will explain how much is in a portion.
Younger children can find out more about what foods to eat on the Diabetes UK website.