Current Medical Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Person with Diabetes

Abstract

This article will discuss the current medical nutrition therapy (MNT) recommendations for non-hospitalized people with diabetes based on published standards, general principles for healthy meal planning, common dietary methods used with people with diabetes, and matching the prandial insulin dose to food(s) consumed. This article will also discuss MNT for hospitalized patients with diabetes including assessing for malnutrition and identifying contributing factors for the development of malnutrition. Common dietary methods used in the hospital setting will be discussed, as well as the current recommendations for managing diabetes in patients on clear liquid diets, enteral nutrition, and parenteral nutrition.

Keywords: Clear liquid diet; Diabetes; Dietary methods; Enteral nutrition; Malnutrition; Medical nutrition therapy; Nutrition; Parenteral nutrition.