title: Diet and diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Guidelines for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) reinforce lifestyle management, yet advice to guide general practitioners on principles around dietary choices is needed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article provides current evidence regarding the differing diets in diabetes prevention and management once T2DM arises, including the role in management of complications such as hypoglycaemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diets should incorporate weight maintenance or loss, while complementing changes in physical activity to optimise the metabolic effects of dietary advice. Using a structured, team-care approach supports pragmatic and sustainable individualised plans, while incorporating current evidence-based dietary approaches.
authors.affiliation: MBBS FACNEM MRACGP, Chair of the Diabetes Specific Interest Network RACGP and General Practitioner, Coorparoo, QLD.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deed
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: Dev
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kawol
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kilov
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Liew Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Hwa
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008019:Life Style; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin