Dietitian-coached management in combination with annual endocrinologist follow up improves global metabolic and cardiovascular health in diabetic participants after 24 months

Battista, Marie-Claude; Labonté, Mélissa; Ménard, Julie; Jean-Denis, Farrah; Houde, Ghislaine; Ardilouze, Jean-Luc; Perron, Patrice

doi:10.1139/h2012-025

Dietitian-coached management in combination with annual endocrinologist follow up improves global metabolic and cardiovascular health in diabetic participants after 24 months

This 24 month study evaluated the effect of dietitian coaching combined with minimal endocrinologist follow up on the glycemic control and cardiovascular risks of diabetic participants, compared with conventional endocrinologist follow up. Participants with type 1 or type 2 diabetes were assigned…