To evaluate the influence of sucrose intake in the glycemic control, ten adolescents with type 1 diabetes were followed during eight months. Initially, they received personalized orientation on diet, self monitoring blood glucose and insulin dose adjustment; after four months, all patients introduced sucrose in their afternoon meals, throught the method of carbohydrate counting. Total cholesterol and triglycerides levels were measured in the beginning and in the final of the study. Hemoglobin A1C levels were measured in the beginning, after […]

The consumption of alternative sweeteners and dietetic products is increasing in the last few years. These products play an important role in the diet of patients with diabetes (DM), since they can provide the taste of sweetness, without adding calories. To know the pattern of consumption of these products among individuals with DM, a survey was carried out in a diabetes reference center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, from January 1998 to April 1999. A questionnaire was applied […]