Update on Nutrition Guidelines and Practices in Diabetes: Preface.

Abstract

“Help! I have diabetes and I don’t know what to eat!” Every health care professional working with individuals with diabetes has heard a plea like this one at some time or another. People living with diabetes must learn about and master many complex concepts about the disease and its management. Some parts of a diabetes management plan are easier to accomplish than others. Making appropriate food choices and following a healthy eating plan often top patients’ lists of the hardest aspects of having diabetes. We try to provide the best information we can to help our patients live with this challenging disease. Understanding the latest nutrition research, healthy eating strategies, and nutrition-related treatment approaches is key to being able to help patients make food choices that are appropriate for them and work with their diabetes care team to develop a diabetes management plan that addresses their individual nutrition needs. With this Diabetes Spectrum From Research to Practice section, we hope to expand your understanding of diabetes eating patterns and other nutrition topics and improve your ability to effectively discuss these topics with your patients who have diabetes. While serving on the 2019 American Diabetes Association (ADA) …