Table 2.

Syllabus and timetable for brief educational intervention, BITES

Day 1 in week 1 (09.00–16.00 h)	Day 2 in week 2 (09.00–16.00 h)	Day 3 in week 6 (09.00–13.00 h)
1. Introduction	6. Feedback from last session & Workbook	11. Feedback from last session & Workbook
2. Freedom and control in day-to-day diabetes	7. Using insulin as a tool	12. Fine-tuning—activity, eating out & illness
3. Principles of healthy eating	8. Understanding insulin adjustment	13. ‘Going for Gold’ (motivational video)
4. Analysing food content & estimating carbohydrates	9. Blood glucose monitoring as a tool (including testing before & after meals)	14. Maintaining change
5. Group exercise—analysing food content	10. Exercise in ‘free diet’—combined food analysis and insulin adjustment
Workbook	Workbook
Food analysis—practical exercises & daily comments	Food analysis & insulin adjustment— daily comments
1 scheduled phone support call	1 scheduled phone support call