TRADITIONAL MYTHS ABOUT DIABETIC DIET 1) Traditionally diet is a first-line management issue 2) Traditionally diet is often forgotten in drug-treated diabetes 3) Traditionally diet is often thought to manage hyperglycemia 4) Traditionally sugar, sweets, honey, etc are avoided 5) Traditionally we refer to a thing called a diabetic diet 6) It is now evidence-based to say that all these are wrong and of no value
LOADD TRIAL AND LOADD DIET 1) Lifestyles Over and Above Drugs in Diabetes Trial 2) Macronutrient composition carbos 45-60%, ports 10-20%, fats < 30%, 3) Emphasis on healthy eating strategy 4) Structured meal plans 5) Weight loss of 5-7% 6) Education on portion size and control 7) Foods allowed vegetables, fruit, legumes, wholegrain cereals, fish (preferably oily), nuts, low-fat dairy products, and appropriate fats and oils. Meat, when consumed, was to be lean.