American Diabetes Association Guide to Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes (Clinical Education Series)

Diabetes greatly affects how people's bodies manage the food they eat. It is essential that people with diabetes follow a carefully structured meal plan and learn specific skills in order to better control their blood glucose levels. The tactics for helping people manage their diabetes through how they eat is called medical nutrition therapy (MNT).Here the American Diabetes Association presents all of the key information and strategies for effectively teaching patients how to manage their diets. Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of dozens of experts in the field, this book covers all of the key topics for implementing successful medical nutrition therapy.Topics include:Thorough discussion of nutrientsDescription of MNT for type 1 and type 2 diabetesDiscussion of providing MNT to special populations, including youth and older individualsExplanation of the different complications of diabetes, such as kidney disease, celiac disease, and cystic fibrosis, and how they impact MNTLatest details on new technology used in MNTGuidelines and strategies for teaching patients about nutrition therapy and how to use it in their daily livesUsing MNT to help prevent diabetes Cover......Page 1 American Diabetes Association Guide to Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes......Page 2 ©......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Preface/Acknowledgments......Page 8 Foreword......Page 12 1 Effectiveness of Medical Nutrition Therapy in Diabetes......Page 14 2 Macronutrients and Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes......Page 32 3 Micronutrients and Diabetes......Page 54 4 Alcohol and Diabetes......Page 82 5 Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Type 1 and Insulin-Requiring Type 2 Diabetes......Page 108 6 Nutrition Therapy for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes......Page 130 7 Nutrition Therapy for Youth with Diabetes......Page 156 8 Nutrition Therapy for Older Adults with Diabetes......Page 182 9 Nutrition Therapy for Pregnancy, Lactation, and Diabetes......Page 194 10 Diabetes Nutrition Therapy for Sports and Exercise......Page 218 11 Nutrition Therapy for the Hospitalized and Long-Term Care Patient with Diabetes......Page 242 Diabetes Nutrition Therapy and Diabetes-Associated Complications......Page 259 12 Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes: Hypoglycemia and Sick Days......Page 260 13 Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes and Lipid Disorders......Page 278 14 Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes and Hypertension......Page 308 15 Nutrition Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease......Page 320 16 Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes and Celiac Disease......Page 332 17 Nutrition Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis–Related Diabetes......Page 354 18 Nutrition Therapy for Diabetic Gastropathy......Page 368 19 Nutrition Therapy for Bariatric Surgery and Diabetes......Page 384 20 Integrating Nutrition Therapy, Blood Glucose Monitoring, and Continuous Glucose Monitoring......Page 404 21 Integrating Nutrition Therapy into Insulin Pump Therapy......Page 418 Diabetes Nutrition Therapy Education......Page 437 22 Effective Nutrition Education and Counseling......Page 438 23 Health Literacy and Numeracy in Diabetes Nutrition Therapy and Self-Management Education......Page 454 24 Cost-Effectiveness of Diabetes Medical Nutrition Therapy......Page 474 25 Nutrition Therapy and Prediabetes......Page 482 26 Integrating Nutrition Therapy into Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Programs......Page 514 Index......Page 540 Back......Page 576 Marion J. Franz, MS, RD, LD, CDE, is a nutrition/health consultant with Nutrition Concepts by Franz, Inc. For over 20 years she was the Director of Nutrition and Health Professional Education at the International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her Masters Degree in Nutrition is from the University of Minnesota, and she is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). She has authored over 200 articles, books, booklets, and book chapters on diabetes, nutrition, and exercise and lectures frequently in the United States and internationally. She is the lead author on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic's Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and authored the American Diabetes Association's 2006, 2002, 1994, and 1986 nutrition position statements and technical reviews, and was editor of the American Association of Diabetes Educators Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education, 4th and 5th editions. She has received numerous awards, including the 2001 American Diabetes Association Charles H. Best Medal for Distinguished Service in the Cause of Diabetes, the 2006 American Dietetic Association Medallion Award, and the 2008 American Dietetic Association Huddleson Award. Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, is a Diabetes Nutrition Educator and the Coordinator of Diabetes Education Programs at the University of Washington Medical Center, Diabetes Care Center (DCC) in Seattle, WA. An author of numerous articles about the role of nutrition in diabetes care, Ms. Evert helped write and revise the American Diabetes Association/Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Choose Your Foods educational booklet series. Past Chair of the Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and American Dietetic Association. An active diabetes educator, she also served on the Childrens Work Group for National Diabetes Education Program for five years.

This comprehensive book presents a research-based approach to clinical nutrition therapy for people with diabetes.

Contents Include:

• The Challenge:
• Integrating Nutrition Therapy into Diabetes Management
• Nutrition Issues Related to Glucose and Lipid Goals/Outcomes
• Nutrition Issues of Special Populations
• Nutrition Therapy for Hypertension, Nephropathy, Gastropathy, and Others
• Nutrition Self-Management Education
• Much More

"This book will help the reader guide patients towards medical nutrition therapy, through nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition interventions (education, counseling, and goal setting), and nutrition monitoring and evaluation"--Provided by publisher.