Last night dLifeTV aired the first Carb Kitty video game in one of their episodes. Can we say, ‘MEOW with a WOW!’??
The Carb Kitty video game series was inspired by a mother of child living with type 1 diabetes who attended the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fair in Tampa, FL. She asked me to create a video game about ‘carb counting.’ It’s exciting to share these videos with the dLifeTV community. I’m now working on developing Carb Kitty into diabetes app.
The goal of the videos is to spark interest in learning more about carbohydrate counting with a registered dietitian. I want to thank Dr. Steve Edelman and the wonderful TCOYD team for inviting me to Tampa!
Eight years ago, dLifeTV launched the first ever television broadcast show bringing diabetes education and inspiration right into your home every Sunday. Hundreds of stories later, thousands of lives changed, dLife continues to bring you entertaining diabetes education, but now through a new channel—online. It will be the same great show, same time, just in a different place.
GUESS WHAT? I started Divabetic in the basement of the dLife studios when they had live audiences eight years ago. I volunteered to entertain the studio audience prior to the tapings with Mama Rose Marie and Stan the Announcer Man. We had an incredible time working together with Howard and the team to create an entertaining and informative approach to diabetes education. It was at these tapings that I met two of the most fabulous ‘Divabetics’: Mother Love and Nicole Johnson.
So tune in Sundays at 7pm ET / 4pm PT at www.dLifeTV.com for all new shows each week with the same people you know and love. You’ll find Jim Turner’s takes on life with diabetes in only the way he can; stories from real people struggling and achieving with diabetes just like you; and cooking tips from chef Michel Nischan in the dLife Kitchen.
Next Carb Kitty air dates are: March 3, March 10 and March 17, 2013.
Carbohydrate counting, or “carb counting,” is a meal planning technique for managing your blood glucose levels.
Foods that contain carbohydrate raise blood glucose. By keeping track of how many carbohydrates you eat and setting a limit for your maximum amount to eat, you can help to keep your blood glucose levels in your target range.
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. Mr. Divabetic‘s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun. Take a look!
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Ready for some Saturday morning fun? Mr. Divabetic‘s cat-friendly cartoon, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs easy.
Between the potato salad, the hamburger buns, and the strawberry shortcake served at the cookout on July 4th, you may not realize how many carbohydrates you’re eating. Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate.
The foods highest in carbs are high in starch or sugar. This includes anything made with flour or sugar, grains, foods with added sugar, and starchy vegetables such as potatoes and corn. Most processed foods are high in carbohydrates. Examples of low carb foods are proteins such as meat and eggs, most vegetables, low sugar fruits (such as strawberries), soy beans, and some dairy products.#carbkitty
See the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conferences & Health Fair – Austin, TX, special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA and more!
For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Ready for some Saturday morning fun? Mr. Divabetic‘s cartoon and educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs easy. Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate.
The foods highest in carbs are high in starch or sugar. This includes anything made with flour or sugar, grains, foods with added sugar, and starchy vegetables such as potatoes and corn. Most processed foods are high in carbohydrates. Examples of low carb foods are proteins such as meat and eggs, most vegetables, low sugar fruits (such as strawberries), soy beans, and some dairy products.
See the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conferences & Health Fair – Austin, TX, special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA and more!
For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. Mr. Divabetic’s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun. See Mr. Divabetic perform live in these cities: Philadelphia, PA, American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conferences & Health Fair – Washington, DC, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fairs – Raleigh, NC and special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA and more! For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. Mr. Divabetic‘s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun.
See the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic in his world famous Fruit Suit perform live at: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) – Austin, TX and special appearances in Philadelphia, PA, New Orleans, LA and more! #carbkitty
For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic‘s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun. See Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos - Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fairs - Austin, TX. Join other women just like you at the Divabetic Club in Philadelphia, PA, Cleveland, OH and New York, NY.#carbkitty For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. Mr. Divabetic’s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun. See the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fairs – Austin, TX and special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Columbia, SC, Philadelphia, PA and more!
For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks with Divabetic Club leader, Neva White, MSN, CRNP, CDE about how carbohydate counting can benefit people living with diabetes. Mr. Divabetic‘s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun. See Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conferences & Health Fair- Austin, TX and special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA and more!
For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
Carbohydrates (“carbs”) can be counted 2 ways: by grams or by carb choices. Remember: 1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate. Mr. Divabetic‘s educational game, Carb Kitty, makes counting carbs fun. See Mr. Divabetic perform live at: American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expos – Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conferences & Health Fair - Raleigh, NC and special appearances in Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA and more!
For more games, glucose inspiration and glamour go to: www.divabetic.org
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