New Diabetes Nutrition Therapy Recommendations: What You Need to Know

Diabetes Spectrum May 2014

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has long recognized the integral role of nutrition therapy in overall diabetes management and recommends that each person with diabetes receive an individualized eating plan that has been developed in collaboration with his or her health care provider (HCP).1 To ensure that members of the health care team are providing up-to-date, evidence-based clinical practice recommendations, the ADA issues official position statements on scientific or medical issues related to diabetes. Recently, the ADA published a position statement titled “Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for the Management of Adults With Diabetes.”2 These recommendations replace those in previous position statements. This article reviews the development process for the 2013 nutrition recommendations, shares highlights from those guidelines, and discusses priority topics in the publication. Read More