Dietary Advice in Diabetes

About this activity

This session describes the dietary approaches for managing people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It highlights dietary resources and the range of dietetic services that are available both in the community and in diabetes centres. This session was reviewed by A Bhuiya and last updated on 31/07/13. Objectives By the end of this session you will be able to: • Offer basic dietary advice to a patient with diabetes • Be aware of the evidence base for the low-GI diet • Calculate the body mass index • Enable patients to access more information about healthy diet • Describe the role of the diabetes dietitian