ABSTRACT
An integral component of diabetes management by both the health-care professional and the patient with diabetes is the need to know the principles of dietary management of the condition. Nutrition is complex and a registered dietician is best placed to offer advice on recommended diets, although all team members need to be knowledgeable about nutrition therapy. The dietary recommendations for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) do not differ greatly from those recommended for the general population. Dietary advice must be tailored to the given patient and certain population groups require special consideration, for example, particular ethnic minorities or children.
