With contributions from expert physicians, diabetes educators, and dieticians, Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic/Prediabetic Patient addresses all aspects of nutrition in adult diabetic and prediabetic patients. It provides an introduction to diabetes prevention and discusses special topics such as dietary supplements, wound healing, and exercise. It combines discussions on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of disease and nutritional implementation with practical techniques for implementation in clinical settings. It also features evidence-based technical reviews of clinical literature and includes numerous tables and figures, with color photos of wound healing stages.

Foundations of Nutritional Medicine: From Basic Concepts to Genomic Medicine. Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Diabetes and Prediabetes. Preventive Nutritional Strategies in Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients. Nutritional Strategies for Patients with Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome. Medical Nutrition Therapy for Patients with Type-2 Diabetes. Nutrition and Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus. Carbohydrate Counting: Description and Resources. Continuous Insulin Infusion Therapy and Nutrition. Nutritional Strategies in Pregestational, Gestational, and Postpartum Diabetic Patients. Nutritional Strategies for the Patient with Diabetic Nephropathy. Nutrition Support and Hyperglycemia. Nutritional Strategies for Wound Healing in Diabetic Patients. Mitochondrial Function in Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Nutritional Therapeutics. The Rational Use of Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals, and Functional Foods for the Diabetic and Prediabetic Patient. Exercise, Nutrition, and Diabetes. Appendices. Index.