Type II diabetes: current nutrition management concepts.

Benefits of improved glycemic control and lowered blood lipids continue as patients follow high-fiber, high-carbohydrate diets over time. In our experience, body weight, insulin requirements, glycemic control, and serum lipids are well managed by such diets for up to 10 years of follow-up. Besides minimizing the need for drugs, we found high-fiber, high-carbohydrate diets were well tolerated by diabetic patients. Other family members can consume the diet as well, since it closely approximates the dietary recommendations of the American the dietary recommendations of the American Heart Association and the National Cancer Institute.