Recommendations for Nutrition Best Practice In the Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Executive Summary (1)

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
12 February 2007

Abstract

Nutrition therapy is an integral part of the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Four leading nutrition and diabetes organizations, the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), Dietitians of Canada (DC), Diabète Québec (DQ), and the Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec (OPDQ), formed a partnership to develop evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for the management of GDM.
It was generally agreed that nutrition requirements during pregnancy are similar for women with or without diabetes. However, evidence supporting current nutrition therapy practice specific to these clients remains limited. Nutrition recommendations for the management of GDM provided here are built on the available evidence and the principles, practices and treatment goals of the Canadian Diabetes Association 2003 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada. They identify areas where additional research is needed to support optimal nutrition therapy.

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Le traitement nutritionnel fait partie intégrante du traitement du diabète gestationnel (DG). Quatre organismes de premier plan en matière de nutrition et de diabète ont formé un partenariat pour élaborer des directives de pratiques nutritionnelles fondées scientifiquement pour traiter le DG: l’Association canadienne du diabète (ACD), les Diététistes du Canada (DC), Diabète Québec (DQ) et l’Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec (OPDQ).
Il est généralement accepté que les besoins nutritionnels pendant la grossesse sont semblables chez les femmes atteintes ou non de diabète. Cependant, les bases scientifiques du traitement nutritionnel actuel réservé aux femmes diabétiques enceintes restent limitées. Les recommandations nutritionnelles pour le traitement du DG fournies dans cet article sont basées sur des preuves scientifiques et sur les principes, pratiques et objectifs de traitement figurant dans les Lignes directrices 2003 de pratique clinique pour la prévention et la prise en charge du diabète au Canada. Ces lignes directrices publiées par l’Association canadienne du diabète font ressortir les secteurs où des recherches supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour appuyer le traitement nutritionnel optimal.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 67Number 4December 2006
Pages: 206 - 208

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