Dietary recommendations for type 2 diabetes patients: Lessons from recent clinical and basic research in Asia.

In addition, obese type 2 diabetes patients (BMI >=30 kg/m SP 2 sp ) show higher hedonic hunger analyzed by the power of food scale compared with non-obese type 2 diabetes patients; there is a positive linear association between hedonic hunger and poor glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetes patients, but not in non-obese type 2 diabetes patients[2]. Medical nutrition therapy involving low-carbohydrate diets, low glycemic index diets and fiber-rich diets can ameliorate postprandial glucose excursion in type 2 diabetes patients. Preloading of a protein-rich diet and fiber-rich diet before carbohydrate intake has been gaining attention as a novel MNT that can prevent postprandial glucose elevation in type 2 diabetes patients, as well as in healthy individuals[[11]]. [Extracted from the article]