Blood sugar below 70 mg/dL? 15 g of fast sugar, recheck in 15 minutes. Unconscious or can’t swallow? Call 911Below 70? The 15-15 rule
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People with diabetes have a two- to fourfold increased risk of coronary heart disease, and an increased risk of mortality due to the low HDL with high triglyceride syndrome that is seen in Type 2 diabetes, even when well treated.
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Recommendations regarding alcohol consumption and diabetes currently relate to a number of different sources but focus on two main issues, hypoglycaemia for Type 1 diabetes and the increased cardiovascular risks with Type 2 diabetes, see Nutritional Management of Cardiac Risk
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The goals of dietary advice are to achieve and maintain good health and quality of life, with avoidance and management of short-term symptoms, including hypoglycaemia and freedom from the long-term complications of the disease, for as long as possible. Evidence
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Since diabetes is a life-long disease that affects all groups of the population, irrespective of age, culture or socio-economic status, it is vitally important to identify the most appropriate approach to the application of the nutritional guidelines, from the outset.
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In 1997, Diabetes UK, formerly the British Diabetic Association, investigated the provision of dietetic services in diabetes care. They carried out a postal survey to dietitians in the UK to assess level of provision and current practices including application of
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Ideally, it is the role of the dietitian to provide the dietetic intervention. A vital part of the dietetic consultation is the assessment of readiness to change eating behaviour. Exploration of barriers to change and awareness of psychosocial issues form
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Since the 1970s, the success or failure of diet in diabetes care has been based on compliance. The most important consideration being whether or not a patient was deemed to have modified their dietary intake and achieved a particular dietary
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Although the nutritional recommendations for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are in essence the same, there may be a difference in emphasis. Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality in both Type 1 and Type 2
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The first position statement on diet in diabetes care was made by Diabetes UK, formerly the British Diabetic Association, 20 years ago. The recommendations liberalised the diet for people with diabetes. Previous advice had focused specifically on carbohydrate intake and
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Recommendations will change in time as new data becomes available and consensus and views on emphasis differ. Any recommendations require careful interpretation and communication for the maximum benefit of those individuals with diabetes. The biggest change in emphasis of the
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Testa and Simonson, attempting to overcome the uncontrolled nature of earlier studies, conducted a randomised, controlled, double-blind study of the short-term impact of glycaemic control upon HRQL in patients with type 2 diabetes. They concluded that treatment, and subsequent good
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Health-related quality of life (HRQL) HRQL refers to patients’ subjective accounts of functioning and/or overall well-being in relation to health status, and encompasses emotional and physical functioning. While clinical medicine usually gauges the severity of illness and success/failure of treatment
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Low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia can happen to anyone who takes insulin or certain diabetes tablets. Treat it straight away. If someone is confused, unconscious or can’t swallow, don’t give food or drink: use glucagon if it is available and call 911 or your local emergency number.
Common signs
Based on American Diabetes Association guidance. Your care team may give you a different plan, for example for children or after severe lows. Outside the US, call your local emergency number.