Your Guide to Completing the 3-day Food Diary
Welcome to Health+ Diabetes. To ensure we provide you with the most personalised, evidence-based care possible, all new clients are required to complete a 3-day Food Diary prior to their initial appointment. Whether you have been referred to our Endocrinologist (Dr David Carey), our Dietetics team, or both, this diary serves as the baseline for your journey with us.
Why We Request a Food Diary
Your food diary is much more than just a record of what you eat—it is a vital diagnostic tool. Before your first appointment, our Accredited Practising Dietitians perform a data-driven Dietary Analysis of your logs to generate a detailed report.
Dr Carey and our Dietitians utilise this report to uncover crucial insights into your metabolic health, blood glucose patterns, and unique nutritional needs. The more accurate and detailed your diary is, the more precise and effective your clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan will be. Think of it as a partnership: the effort you invest into tracking provides the foundation for the high-quality outcomes we achieve together.
When to Complete It
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Before Your Initial Appointment: Your completed diary must be submitted 7 days prior to your initial appointment with Dr Carey or our Dietitians so our team has adequate time to analyse your data.
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Ongoing Care: To monitor your progress and adapt your management plan as your metabolic health improves, we generally request an updated 3-day diary every 12 months, or as clinically relevant to your care. However, you also have the option to request more frequent dietary analyses at any stage if you would like regular tracking and closer review of your nutritional progress.
How to Record Your Diary
We offer two ways to track your food intake. We highly recommend the digital option for its accuracy and ease of analysis.
Option 1: The Easy Diet Diary App (Preferred)
This is a free, user-friendly mobile app developed specifically for Australia that allows you to easily log your food, drinks, and recipes on the go. Easy Diet Diary can be downloaded directly from the App Store (for iOS users) and the Google Store (for Android users).
Option 2: Our Approved Template (Backup)
If you do not have a smartphone or prefer not to use an app, you can complete your diary manually. To ensure an accurate and detailed analysis, it is vital you provide as much detail as possible (including specific quantities, brands and cooking methods). We therefore request clients use our Approved Template only.
Getting Started with Easy Diet Diary
Step 1: Download the Easy Diet Diary app
Available free from the App Store (for iOS users) and the Google Store (for Android users).
Step 2: Set Up Your Account
If you need help getting started, download the official Get Started Guide (PDF) or view the Easy Diet Diary Setup Video Guide for a step-by-step walkthrough.
Step 3: Track Your 3 (or more) Days
Use Easy Diet Diary to record everything you eat and drink, including all meals, snacks, beverages and condiments. We highly recommend logging your food as you go (while preparing or eating it) rather than trying to remember it at the end of the day. This significantly increases the accuracy of your diary and reduces the risk of forgetting smaller items or condiments, or having to estimate portion sizes. Remember, the more accurate the data you input, the more accurate the data that comes out - and the better our team can personalise your treatment plan.
If you need help using the app's tracking features, view the Easy Diet Diary Logging Foods Video Guide for a step-by-step walkthrough. Navigate to more Video Guides using the menu on the left.
Step 4: Share With Us
To connect your diary to our clinic software, you'll need to let us know the email address you used to create your Easy Diet Diary account. Simply send our team an email at mail@drcarey.com.au. We will then send you an invitation to connect, which will appear as a notification within your Easy Diet Diary app. Simply open your app and click "Accept" to allow our Dietitians to view and analyse your data.
The Specialist Advantage
At Health+ Diabetes, we bridge the gap between complex medical data and your daily plate. Our Accredited Practising Dietitians work in a long-term collaboration alongside Endocrinologist Dr David Carey, allowing our team to integrate specialist medical insights into your care.
By utilising data-driven assessments—including metabolic rate measurements, precise dietary analyses and detailed pathology review—we move past generic advice to build nutrition strategies tailored to your unique metabolism. This highly personalised, scientifically-robust approach is designed to unravel metabolic complexities, empower your lifestyle choices, and help you achieve outcomes that last.
Frequently asked questions
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