Nutritional management

Aims of nutritional management

• Provide sufficient and appropriate energy intake and nutrients for optimal growth, development and good health
• Encourage healthy lifelong eating habits whilst preserving social, cultural and psychological well-being
• Achieve and maintain the best possible glycemic control
• Achieve and maintain ideal body weight. This includes the strong recommendation for young people to take regular physical exercise
• Prevent and treat acute complications of diabetes such as hypoglycemia, hyperglycemic crises, illness and exercise-related problems
• Help to prevent micro and macrovascular complications