Medical nutrition therapy is a proven and effective approach to lowering blood sugar and improving overall health, making it a key part of diabetes care. At MNT Associates, LLC in Longview, Texas, our team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists provides nutrition education and counseling that supports blood sugar management and promotes long-term well-being. Adults throughout Texas can access these services conveniently through telehealth visits. Call the office today or book online to learn more about how nutrition therapy can support your diabetes care.
Book OnlineWhy is medical nutrition therapy for diabetes essential?
The foods and beverages you consume and the nutrients they provide can prevent or cause chronic health conditions like diabetes.
Before diabetes develops, you go through a stage called prediabetes, when your blood sugar is elevated but not high enough to qualify as diabetes. During the prediabetic stage, changing your diet — getting the right nutrition — lowers your blood sugar and prevents diabetes.
After diabetes develops, changing your diet is necessary to keep your blood sugar within the normal range. Using nutrition to treat a health condition is called medical nutrition therapy (MNT).
What are the goals of medical nutrition therapy?
The goals of MNT for diabetes include:
- Controlling blood sugar (diabetes management)
- Preventing or delaying diabetes complications
- Achieving and maintaining your healthy body weight
- Improving blood pressure and cholesterol levels
MNT also ensures that you don’t have micronutrient deficiencies affecting your overall health or contributing to the challenge of controlling your blood sugar.
Who should I seek for medical nutrition therapy?
Diabetes is a complex disease involving changes in nutrition and metabolism that affect every aspect of your body’s health. No one-size-fits-all diabetes diet exists. Instead, each person’s nutritional needs vary.
If you need MNT, you definitely want an expert like Kit at MNT Associates, LLC. As a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and certified diabetes care and education specialist (CDCES), Kit has the advanced training, professional qualifications, and nutritional expertise to support your health with MNT.
She has decades of experience in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, intensive care units, dialysis centers, and diabetes clinics. She also worked in pharmaceutical and medical device businesses.
Kit draws on her background and experience to deliver quality, patient-centered care using MNT to help patients meet their goals and improve their health.
What happens during medical nutrition therapy?
Kit begins your MNT with a thorough nutrition assessment. Then she identifies and discusses your nutrition diagnosis, which includes an evaluation of your current diet and nutritional health and how they affect your blood sugar.
Finally, she works with you to identify your individual goals and create a nutrition plan fitting your cultural and personal preferences. MNT includes treatment approaches like:
- Nutrition education
- Meal planning
- Portion control
- Carbohydrate tracking (carb counting)
- Nutrition monitoring
- Weight loss management
Call MNT Associates, LLC, today or book a telehealth appointment online to begin medical nutrition therapy.