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Dietary therapy in diabetic pregnancy: recommendations

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Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Abstract

As a further elaboration of our systematic definition of nutritional therapy in diabetic patients, this booklet looks at the delicate but very important question of the diabetic woman’s diet during pregnancy. The recommendations were drafted by diabetologists and nutritionists who have specifically studied the problems of nutrition in pregnancy, and are backed by the Italian Association for Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition (ADI), the Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD), and the Italian Society for Diabetology (SID). The synergism of this joint effort has produced a document that we sincerely hope will help all members of teams who tackle this vital issue in diabetes in their daily work.

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  1. Giuseppe Pipicelli

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

    Graziano Di Cianni

  2. Diabetology, Dietology and Clinical Nutrition Unit, St. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy

    Giuseppe Fatati

  3. Department of Medicine and Surgery, Chair of Metabolic Diseases, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Annunziata Lapolla

  4. Diabetology, Dietology, and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Sergio Leotta

  5. Diabetology and Endocrinology Unit, Bianchi Melacrino Morelli Hospital, Reggio, Calabria, Italy

    Domenico Mannino

  6. Diabetology, Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Nutrition Unit, S. Sebastiano Hospital, Caserta, Italy

    Mario Parillo

  7. Diabetology and Dietology Unit, NHS Territorial Office No. 7, Catanzaro, Italy

    Giuseppe Pipicelli

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Di Cianni, G., Fatati, G., Lapolla, A. et al. Dietary therapy in diabetic pregnancy: recommendations. Mediterr J Nutr Metab 1, 49–60 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12349-008-0006-3

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