The Role of Nutrition in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Special Article – Diet, Nutrition and Obesity

Austin J Nutri Food Sci. 2017; 5(1): 1084.

The Role of Nutrition in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes

Shahbazi H and Ghofranipour F*

Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, TarbiatModares University, Iran

*Corresponding author: Ghofranipour F, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Received: December 05, 2016; Accepted: January 25, 2017; Published: January 26, 2017

Editorial

Type I diabetes (T1D) is the most common metabolic disorder in childhood and adolescence [1,2], which caused by the destruction of pancreatic beta cells and defective insulin production [3] and its prevalence and incidence is increasing [4]. In 2014, about 422 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with diabetes that 10 percent of them with had Type I diabetes [5]. The disease affects one person from every 400 to 600 children [6] and 3-4 percent increases each year in European children [7].

The most important attempt to control the blood glucose and prevent the complications of diabetes is Self-Management [2,8] that is a dynamic, interactive and daily process in which a person uses his ability with a combination of family, community and professional cares of health to change lifestyle, control his disease symptoms and treatment [9]. Nutrition and diet is the cornerstone of Type I diabetes management [10-12] and the purpose of nutritional management in patients with Type I diabetes includes:

In general, we can say that there is no certain nutritional guideline for children and adolescents with Type I diabetes and it is similar to the ones in normal peers. Most dietary recommendations are for change and reform of diet and trying to achieve, maintain optimal weight and ultimately improve the quality of life of patients and their families. It should be noted that regular physical activity and regular drug use, blood glucose monitoring (6-8 times per day) in children and adolescents with Type I diabetes are important, in addition to following a healthy diet.

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Citation: Shahbazi H and Ghofranipour F. The Role of Nutrition in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. Austin J Nutri Food Sci. 2017; 5(1): 1084.

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