Summit highlights diabetes nutrition

TOTAL Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes, a unique nutrition education programme for physicians developed specifically for diabetes, by diabetes nutrition experts was highlighted at the first-ever regional medical summit in Dubai. Amongst the speakers was Dr. Wafaa Ayesh, director, Clinical Nutrition Department, Clinical Support Sector at the Dubai Health Authority, which sponsored the summit. "Unlike other diseases, the treatment of diabetes is not just about compliance to prescribed treatment medication. It is also about engaging patients in physical activities and providing them with sufficient nutrition. People with diabetes have specific nutritional requirements. Meeting those requirements is a critical part of the treatment and is the essence of the Total Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes," she said. According to present statistics, one-fifth of the adult populations in the UAE have diabetes, where many have developed diabetes-related complications due to lack of control of their disease.Air Foamposite One