My SciELO
Services on Demand
Article
Indicators
Cited by SciELO
Related links
Similars in SciELO
Share
Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas
On-line version ISSN 1561-3011
Abstract
SOCARRAS SUAREZ, María Matilde; BOLET ASTOVIZA, Miriam and LICEA PUIG, Manuel. Diabetes mellitus: tratamiento dietético. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2002, vol.21, n.2, pp. 102-108. ISSN 1561-3011.
Those aspects connected with the classification, diet therapy, calculation of the energetic and nutritional requirements, as well as with the diet specifications according to the different types of diabetes as regards energy, regularity and composition of the diet, were reviewed. The diet therapy is very important in the treatment of diabetes mellitus to attain an optimal regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It is aimed at establishing a convenient nutritional ingestion that allows to reach or maintain an adequate weight, to prevent hyperglycemia and to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and of other complications.
Keywords : : DIABETES MELLITUS [diet therapy]; HYPERGLYCEMIA [prevention & control].