title: Diabetes UK evidence-based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes.
abstract: This article summarizes the Diabetes UK evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and nutritional management of diabetes. It describes the development of the recommendations and highlights the key changes from previous guidelines. The nutrition guidelines include a series of recommendations for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes, nutritional management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, weight management, management of microvascular and macrovascular disease, hypoglycaemia management, and additional considerations such as nutrition support, end-of-life care, disorders of the pancreas, care of the older person with diabetes, nutrition provided by external agencies and fasting. The evidence-based recommendations were graded using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network methodology and, in a small number of topic areas, where strong evidence was lacking, the recommendations were reached by consensus. The Diabetes UK 2011 guidelines place an emphasis on carbohydrate management and a more flexible approach to weight loss, unlike previous guidelines which were expressed in terms of recommendations for individual nutrient intakes. Additionally, the guidelines for alcohol have been aligned to national recommendations. The full evidence-based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes are available from: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/nutrition-guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, Hampstead, UK. pamela.dyson@ocdem.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dyson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deakin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khatri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kunka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mellor
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Worth
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001835:Body Weight; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates