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I. How We Work in Washington. Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services. APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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Sugar is not the primary concern of persons who have diabetes. We have to have a regular supply of carbohydrates throughout the day, but not too many at any one time. The American Diabetes Association lifted its ban on sugar in 1994, based on increased knowledge of how metabolism works (or fails to work). The rest of the world hasn't quite caught up to that yet!
A soup high in carbs (like potato) might be just right paired with raw veggies. A low carb soup might be better with a sandwich.
Knowing what has sugar and what doesn't isn't really very useful in planning a meal for someone with diabetes.
A dietitian or a certified diabetes educator or an endocrinologist can work with the patient to establish a general eating plan for the day. Ideally it takes into account the patient's preferences and life style. It often consists of 3 meals and 2 snacks, but this varies. The idea is to to have sufficient carbohydrates to keep the blood sugar level fairly even throughout the day and never so many at one time to cause high spikes.
There really aren't any foods that are forbidden. You can eat potato salad and corn on the cob and a hamburger bun and barbeque sauce and macaroni and cheese and a brownie -- just not all in one sitting, please!
A healthy diet for someone with diabetes is pretty much a healthy diet for any one else, but with an emphasis on portion control of the carbohydrates.
I took a class in which someone asked for a good cookbook for people with diabetes. The certified diabetes educator answered, "Any cookbook that shows the nutritional information for each recipe. If you know how many carbs are in a serving, you can figure out how to work it into your diet."
Note that counting carbs is not like counting calories. With calories you can eat sparingly the day you are going to a party and have most of your calories then. There is no "saving" carbs for another meal. Each meal or snack stands on its own.
So, first you need an eating plan. You can find these online or in books, but ideally you get a customized one from a healthcare professional.
Then you read labels and look up foods to see how many grams of carbohydrates they contain. You adjust portions to meet the target set in your eating plan. Perhaps your snack is supposed to be about 15 grams of carbs, and some protein. That might be a small apple and a slice of cheese. Or a small carton of Greek yogurt and some strawberries. Or, occasionally, 2 Girl Scout cookies. (Two individual cookies, not two sleeves or two boxes!)
Keep in mind that the point isn't to eat as few carbs as you can. It is to eat carbs throughout the day, in amounts set in your eating plan.
Most meals at a nursing home or assisted living facility will be suitable for people with diabetes. It is generally healthy food in reasonable portions.
Is there a resource we can go to to find a meal plan for diabetics, so much controversy out there about what's right and what's wrong !? I trust your guidance Jeanne
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
A soup high in carbs (like potato) might be just right paired with raw veggies. A low carb soup might be better with a sandwich.
Knowing what has sugar and what doesn't isn't really very useful in planning a meal for someone with diabetes.
There really aren't any foods that are forbidden. You can eat potato salad and corn on the cob and a hamburger bun and barbeque sauce and macaroni and cheese and a brownie -- just not all in one sitting, please!
A healthy diet for someone with diabetes is pretty much a healthy diet for any one else, but with an emphasis on portion control of the carbohydrates.
I took a class in which someone asked for a good cookbook for people with diabetes. The certified diabetes educator answered, "Any cookbook that shows the nutritional information for each recipe. If you know how many carbs are in a serving, you can figure out how to work it into your diet."
Note that counting carbs is not like counting calories. With calories you can eat sparingly the day you are going to a party and have most of your calories then. There is no "saving" carbs for another meal. Each meal or snack stands on its own.
So, first you need an eating plan. You can find these online or in books, but ideally you get a customized one from a healthcare professional.
Then you read labels and look up foods to see how many grams of carbohydrates they contain. You adjust portions to meet the target set in your eating plan. Perhaps your snack is supposed to be about 15 grams of carbs, and some protein. That might be a small apple and a slice of cheese. Or a small carton of Greek yogurt and some strawberries. Or, occasionally, 2 Girl Scout cookies. (Two individual cookies, not two sleeves or two boxes!)
Keep in mind that the point isn't to eat as few carbs as you can. It is to eat carbs throughout the day, in amounts set in your eating plan.
Most meals at a nursing home or assisted living facility will be suitable for people with diabetes. It is generally healthy food in reasonable portions.