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7-Day Sample Low Carb Meal Plan (50 - 130g carbs per day)
Are you wondering what to eat on a low carbohydrate lifestyle? Look no further! Here is a sample 7-day meal plan to get you started. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals are listed below with total carbohydrate estimates.
Affording your Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Patient Toolkit on Insurance Coverage and Cost
A all-in-one printable booklet designed for patients that will walk you through important aspects of insurance coverage for type 2 diabetes treatments like medication and continuous glucose monitors (CGM). This packet includes a worksheet of questions to ask your insurance company, plain language definitions to understand coverage, and guides to pharmacy discount programs. A great resource to print and have on hand for clinical pharmacists, care managers, MAs, and clinical staff who support patients as they navigate the costs of care.
Booklet updated March 2023. Updated Insurance worksheet added October 2023.
Diabetes Etiquette Card from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute
A printable, palm size card with 10 tips for respecting a loved one or friend who has type 2 diabetes. Developed by the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Available for purchase or download from the creator.
Getting Started on a Low Carb Lifestyle for Type 2 Diabetes
A point-of-care tool to print and share with patients who are curious about low carb. In simple language, this document compares lower versus higher carb meals and their impact on hunger, cravings, and blood sugar levels. It provides tips to get started with evaluating one’s diet and swapping higher carbohydrate foods with lower carb options. It also provides a visual guide to evaluating the carb content of one’s meal.
Insurance Coverage Worksheet for Patients: What to Ask Your Insurance Company
As a patient, it can be really hard to figure out what’s covered, what’s not covered, how much you’ll have to pay out of pocket, and what drugs might be more affordable and as effective as others that are more expensive.
Low Carb JUMPSTART - A Lower Carb Lifestyle Website for Patients
Introducing JUMPSTART, a one-stop interactive learning portal for patients who are low carb curious or who are seeking a starting point for diabetes-friendly nutritional information. This site was designed by MCT2D clinicians, content experts, designers, and vetted by our Patient Advisory Board as a way to connect the role that food plays in one's health and wellbeing and to set individuals on a healthy path. We recommend sharing with all of your patients who might benefit.
MCT2D Daily Food Log Tracker
This free daily and weekly food intake tracking log will help you record important information about your food intake and blood sugar levels. Recording this information can help you establish healthy habits. Sharing these logs, in conversation with your healthcare provider, will help support your type 2 management plan.
Patient Advisory Board Recruitment Handout (Patient)
What is the MCT2D Patient Advisory Board (PAB)?
At the center of this work is a group of patients and caregivers who meet six times a year to discuss and share their experiences. As a patient and/or caregiver affected by type 2 diabetes, we hope you will consider joining. As a PAB member, you will meet others and work with the MCT2D to:
Resources for Getting Started with Continuous Glucose Monitors: Patient Guide
This 1-page handout provides links and information on additional support for getting started with an Abbott Freestyle Libre 2 or 3 or Dexcom G6 or G7 CGM, including educational content, tech support, and cost/coverage assistance. Consider sharing this tool with patient at point-of-care when they begin using a CGM, a quick index to get patients started with using a CGM. Updated October 2023.
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Support for The Michigan Collaborative for Type 2 Diabetes (MCT2D) is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships program.
Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and MCT2D work collaboratively, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.