Monitoring your food intake is important for people living with type 1 diabetes.
Food records allow dietitians to better tailor their advice to patients. Traditional food records, such as written food records, are often time consuming and difficult for people with low literacy. Using technology allows users to take images of what they consume, which can be automatically uploaded and viewed by a dietitian.
This study is looking to see if patients using the non-publicly available Mobile Food Record App is a feasible alternative to other types of records and if children and adolescents can capture images without the help of others.
Who can participate?
We are looking for:
people aged 9 – 18 years
who have had Type 1 Diabetes for more than 12 months
using a continuous glucose monitor >75% of the time
What does participation involve?
You will be asked to take before and after eating images of what you eat over a consecutive four-day period using the Mobile Food Record App. There will be no dietary restrictions in place during this period, but you will be asked to wear your continuous glucose monitor. There is no need for you to visit the Perth Children’s Hospital as everything will be explained over the phone and provided via email. You will be emailed two questionnaires before the 4-day food record and one after you finished. Then you will be provided with the average daily number of food group serves estimated by a dietitian. You can speak to a member of the research team if you have any questions or concerns.