Table 1.

Educational goals and learning outcomes of the BITES intervention

1)Understanding carbohydrates and diet

Analysing food content

Dietary liberalization

Understanding glycaemic index

Practical carbohydrate counting

2)Understanding insulin adjustment

Insulin and its effects

Role of pre- and post-meal blood glucose testing

Insulin:carbohydrate ratios

Impact of stress, exercise, and environment on blood glucose and insulin requirement

Adjusting insulin for carbohydrates without using algorithm

3)Giving patients the confidence to self-manage diabetes

Avoiding hypos

Sick-day rules

Complications

Skills to effect and maintain change.