Dietary recommendations for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus

This practice guideline is aimed at all professional groups caring for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2Dm). In addition to the multifaceted aspects of nutrition in diabetes, there is a particular call for individualization of therapy, counseling, empowerment, and diabetes self-management [1] [2] [3]. Therefore, the Nutrition Committee of the DDG has set the goal to compile practice guidelines on nutrition as target group-specific as possible with the highest available evidence. In doing so, it is considered necessary to treatment forms separately presentation since the therapeutic significance of nutrition differs significantly in each case and must be seen against the background of different drug therapy components.