Diabetes UK evidence-based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes

Diabet. Med. 28, 1282–1288 (2011) 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...

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Published in:Diabetic medicine 2011-11, Vol.28 (11), p.1282-1288
Main Authors: Dyson, P. A., Kelly, T., Deakin, T., Duncan, A., Frost, G., Harrison, Z., Khatri, D., Kunka, D., McArdle, P., Mellor, D., Oliver, L., Worth, J.
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Summary:Diabet. Med. 28, 1282–1288 (2011) 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
ISSN:0742-3071
1464-5491
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03371.x