3.2.0.0 Adults With DM, Goals of Nu­tri­tion Ther­a­py

1. To pro­mote and sup­port health­ful eat­ing pat­terns, em­pha­siz­ing a va­ri­ety of nu­tri­ent-‍dense foods in ap­pro­pri­ate por­tion sizes, to im­prove over­all health and:

Achieve and main­tain body weight goals

At­tain in­di­vid­u­alized glycemic, blood pres­sure, and lipid goals

Delay or pre­vent the com­pli­ca­tions of di­a­betes

2. To ad­dress in­di­vid­u­al nu­tri­tion needs based on per­sonal and cul­tur­al pref­er­ences, health lit­er­a­cy and nu­mer­a­cy, ac­cess to health­ful foods, will­ing­ness and abil­i­ty to make be­hav­ioral changes, and bar­ri­ers to change

3. To main­tain the plea­sure of eat­ing by pro­vid­ing nonjudg­men­tal mes­sages about food choic­es

4. To pro­vide an in­di­vid­u­al with di­a­betes the prac­ti­cal tools for de­vel­oping healthy eat­ing pat­terns rather than fo­cus­ing on in­di­vid­u­al macronu­tri­ents, mi­cronu­tri­ents, or sin­gle foods