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Understand that healthy foods that contain
carbohydrate should not be significantly limited
or avoided as a means to achieve glycemic control
ОглавлениеReinforce the message that blood glucose control should not be achieved by avoiding healthy foods. Limiting foods that contain healthy sources of carbohydrate can compromise nutritional status.
Some people with type 2 diabetes facing the need to start an oral or injectable blood glucose—lowering medication may attempt to limit carbohydrate intake as a means to lower blood glucose. They believe that this will further delay the need to add or transition to new medication regimens. For this reason, it is important to discuss with them the common progression of type 2 diabetes. People need to understand that, as time goes on, they will produce less insulin and continue to have insulin resistance. They will need to introduce and/or modify their blood glucose—lowering medication to continue to achieve target blood glucose goals.
