Full Description
Diabetes mellitus is a common disorder where the body is no longer able to regulate blood glucose levels correctly owing to defects in insulin secretion or action. While some people require treatment with insulin, many are able to control their diabetes through management of diet, e.g. by decreasing the fat intake and increasing the amount of fibre. This book provides an up-to-date review of the dietary management of diabetes looking at general topics, such as the metabolic principles of nutrition, as well as more specific topics, such as nutritional management of diabetic children, pregnant women and the elderly. It is a specialist text on the nutritional management of diabetes. It is a practical book, useful in clinical practice. It is written by well respected clinicians within the field.
Table of Contents
Metabolic principles of nutrition pertaining
to diabetes
The relationship of diabetes and obesity
Nutritional requirements and recommendations
for type 1 and type 2 diabetes
The prevention of diabetes and its
complications though life style modification
Management of the obese diabetic patient
Nutritional management of type 1 and type 2
diabetes
Nutritional mangement of the pregnant
diabetic woman
Nutritional manangement of the child with
diabetes
Nutritional management of the elderly
diabetic patient
Nutritional management of the hospitalised
diabetic
Food for thought for the future
