Nutrition
Food & Carbs
There are no forbidden foods with Type 1 diabetes and no special "diabetic" diet — just a healthy, varied one, plus the skill of matching your insulin to the carbohydrate on your plate. These guides make carb counting approachable and connect it to real foods you can look up in our encyclopedia.
Carbohydrate is the nutrient that moves blood sugar the most, so knowing where it hides — and roughly how much is in a portion — is the single most useful food skill in Type 1 diabetes. Everything else is ordinary healthy eating.
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Flona is your daily companion for insulin decisions — basal, rapid-acting, mixed or meal-based — and for estimating carbs at a glance. It is guidance to support you day to day, not a replacement for advice from your physician or diabetes care team.