Medical Nutrition Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Medical Nutrition Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Medical nutrition therapy administered by a dietitian yields favourable diabetes outcomes in individual with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

AIM This prospective, single-group, pre-post design trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of individualised Medical Nutrition Therapy intervention administered by a dietitian in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus on glycaemic control, metabolic parameters and dietary intake. METHODS Subjects (n=104; age=56.4 ±9.9 years; 37% male; years of diagnosis = 6.3 ±4.9 years) treated with d...

Monitoring and Medical Nutrition Therapy of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Pre-gestational diabetes (either type 1 or type 2) has the potential to subject the developing fetus to abnormal maternal glucose levels resulting in problems with organogenesis, resulting in congenital anomalies or spontaneous abortion. Whereas in, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) which manifests after organogenesis in the second part of pregnancy, therefore the major risk for the fetus is ...

Effect of Bromocriptine Mesylate as Add-On Therapy in Obese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Six months administration of bromocriptine mesylate significantly decreased glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar, postprandial blood sugar, and weight of 22 Indian obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with no serious adverse events. Therefore, the novel mechanism of action, efficacy and acceptable safety profile makes this drug an attractive option for treatment of obese typ...

Pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder that results from defects in both insulin secretion and insulin action. An elevated rate of basal hepatic glucose production in the presence of hyperinsulinemia is the primary cause of fasting hyperglycemia; after a meal, impaired suppression of hepatic glucose production by insulin and decreased insulin-mediated glucose uptake by muscle ...