title: Nutritional management of diabetes.
abstract: The ideal therapeutic diet for diabetes mellitus is currently unknown; however, it continues as a cornerstone of treatment for this complex disease. Dietary guidelines dictate a prudent, healthy diet that is recommended for all healthy people, with or without diabetes. Individuals with diabetes are counseled according to their life-style demands and presence of complications. In fact, there may be as many diets for diabetes as people with diabetes, based on the many manifestations, presentations, and complications of diabetes mellitus. Nutrition research in diabetes is a viable pursuit and will continue to generate interest and further modifications until the cure for diabetes is found.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Associates, Cleveland, OH 44101-0092.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Thom
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008612:Menu Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins