title: The dietary management of patients with diabetes and renal disease: challenges and practicalities.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is one of the major causes of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Diet and lifestyle modification are vital components of optimal treatment for both conditions. This paper will address appropriate and often diverse treatment for each individual, understanding that advising changes which positively impact both conditions is a major challenge for health care professionals working within either speciality. It will also highlight where overlap can be contradictory rather than complementary, and offers practical guidance to support patients in making the necessary lifestyle changes to have maximal positive impact upon both conditions and their overall health.
authors.affiliation: Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, DE22 3NE, UK. fiona.willingham1@nhs.net
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Willingham
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000178:diet therapy; D008019:Life Style; D011188:Potassium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000178:diet therapy*
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D011188:Potassium