Registered dietitians offer nutrition services across western Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley, South Shore, and South West Nova Scotia). This pamphlet outlines services provided, nutrition education topics, and how you can get an appointment with a dietitian.
PL-1243-FR: Cette brochure fait partie de la série sur le diabète chez les enfants et les jeunes.
This pamphlet gives guidelines to help with your healing, comfort, and bowel function (how well your bowels work) after your surgery. Foods to choose and to avoid are listed.
When your jaws are wired or you have elastics in place, you will need to make changes to the foods you eat. This pamphlet gives tips to get the nutrition your body needs. This pamphlet is also available in French.
After having stomach surgery, you will need to change the way you eat. This pamphlet offers guidelines to monitor your symptoms relating to eating and stay healthy after surgery. Topics include what you should do if you are losing weight and whether you need to take a vitamin and mineral supplement.
Chyle is a fluid that flows through your lymph vessels. Lymph vessels run through your body beside your blood vessels. When chyle leaks from your lymph vessels, your body loses energy, protein, and vitamins. This pamphlet explains fat-free nutrition guidelines and tips to follow if you have a chyle leak.
This pamphlet provides eating guidelines if you are on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD).
These guidelines will help you stay healthy and feel more comfortable after colostomy surgery. A list of best food choices and those to avoid in the first 4 weeks is provided. Foods to choose and avoid if you have diarrhea, gas, or constipation are listed.
If you fast for Ramadan and you have diabetes, you may be at a higher risk for diabetes complications, like dangerous low blood sugar levels. This pamphlet explains how to stay healthy and lower your risks while fasting. This pamphlet is also available in Arabic.
إرشادات غذائية لمرضى السكري - الصيام في رمضان