title: [Diet therapy of diabetes mellitus].
abstract: For the most part, nutritional recommendations for type I and type II diabetics are quite similar to those for groups at risk of coronary heart disease. A "diabetic" diet aims to provide just the right amount of calories and in particular to limit the amount of saturated fatty acids ingested while providing suitable carbohydrates; daily nutrition is taken in the form of several small meals ingested throughout the day. Such a diet can not only normalize blood glucose, but can also help reduce such diabetic-related risks as overweight, insulin resistance, dyslipoproteinemia and hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung, Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toeller
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose