tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344645081162748942024-02-08T07:51:44.933-08:00Medical Nutrition TherapyDorene E. Carter - PhD, RDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186961695071659679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634464508116274894.post-4300717785845237142011-11-13T04:05:00.000-08:002011-11-13T04:05:28.425-08:00Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Medical Nutrition Therapy or MNT is a critical part of the process of controlling blood glucose (sugar) levels in people with diabetes and promoting overall health. As part of your medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management training, you will learn:</span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diet basics: what foods to eat, what to avoid, and tips for planning healthy meals and snacks</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The importance of physical activity and specific exercises in controlling your blood sugar </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How to use oral medications or insulin to control your blood sugar</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What to do if your blood sugar is too low or too high</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Potential health risks associated with uncontrolled blood glucose levels</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What you should know about obesity and diabetes</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How to prevent or control diabetes complications, including heart disease, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, vision problems, kidney disease</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are among the 17 million plus Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes, these are practical things that you need to know to control your diabetes. A registered dietitian can help. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">November is National Diabetes Month. Look for more practical information on medical nutrition therapy and how to manage your diabetes with regular updates on this blog. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And remember, registered dietitians are the healthcare professionals most trained and qualified to provide practical guidance to help you manage your diabetes and prevent potentially serious complications. To find a registered dietitian, visit the American Dietetic Association website, www.eatright.org and look for "Find a Dietitian."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><a name='more'></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please note that the information provided on this blog is intended for information and education purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. Always consult your healthcare about your specific medical problem. And consult a registered dietitian about strategies to improve your diet and your health.</span></div></div>Dorene E. Carter - PhD, RDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186961695071659679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634464508116274894.post-36035734026963385382011-11-11T18:48:00.000-08:002011-11-11T18:48:53.035-08:00Medical Nutrition Therapy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you have a medical condition, such as diabetes, high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease, your doctor will or should refer you to a registered dietitian for medical nutrition therapy or MNT.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because registered dietitians are highly trained healthcare professionals with extensive experience in food, nutrition and dietetics. As a result of the extensive training and experience, a registered dietitian can answer your food and nutrition questions and help you understand how to use food to improve your health.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Patients are often told to talk to their doctor about diet and nutrition. But in fact, physicians have little or no training in this area. As a result, you are not likely to get much guidance.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Physicians are trained to assess your health status and to know when to make the referral to other healthcare experts. Yet, few bother to make the referral when managing chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and other diet-related problems.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, an endocrinologist once told me that he does not make nutrition referrals because patients don't lose weight anyway.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a general practitioner suggested that he does not refer patients for nutrition counseling because insurance doesn't cover the consultation. He also suggested that he does not know where or to whom he should refer them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clearly, there is a need for physician education on how to ensure that their patients get the medical nutrition therapy they need to better manage chronic diseases.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With this in mind, the next time your doctor says you are overweight, obese, underweight, have diabetes, heart disease, pre-dialysis kidney disease or other diet related problem, ask for a nutrition referral. Then visit the American Dietetic Association website at www.eatright.org and click on "Find a Dietitian."</span><br />
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