The goals of the nutritional management of diabetes are:
- to maintain or improve quality of life
- to promote healthy growth and development
- to prevent and treat acute and long-term complications of diabetes and associated co-morbid conditions by optimizing glycemic and metabolic control.
Goals specific to glycemic index for individuals with type 1 diabetes and for individuals with or at risk of type 2 diabetes include:
- to use GI as a strategy to help optimize glycemic control
- to reduce the risk