People with diabetes who can match their insulin dosing to their food choices report more control and better quality of life.

People with diabetes who can match their insulin dosing to their food choices report more control and better quality of life.
A new approach to diabetes known as DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) was developed in Germany and has now been tried out in the UK, with considerable success.

In DAFNE, the person with diabetes adjusts the amount of insulin they take to what they have eaten. It's normally the other way round - the person's food intake is dictated by the insulin dose. The new approach was tested on a group of 169 adults with type 1 diabetes, living in the North of England and in London. The results showed better control of blood sugar - which will decrease the risk of medical complications - and improved quality of life. Participants appreciated being able to travel without worrying about what they were going to eat, and when, and liked the enhanced control DAFNE gave over their condition.

Source

British Medical Journal 5th October 2002

Link

Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE)