Teens with Type 1 Diabetes: How Does Their Nutrition Measure Up?

Table 2

Frequency of participants meeting nutritional recommendations.

	Recommendation	Insulin regimen
		Conventional (%)	Flexible (%)
Nutritional intake
% energy from carbohydrates	50–55^1	24.7	26.6
% energy from proteins	15–20^2	48.8	44.7
% energy from fats	<35^1	35.6	46.1
Cholesterol (mg/day)	<200^2	54.4	57.6
Dietary fiber (g/1000 kcal (g/4184 kJ))	14^1	37.8	52.9
Health indicators
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	≤58^2	14.1	25.2
BMI (normal, %)	5th–85th^2	58.9	68.5
Systolic BP (mmHg)	<130/80 (or <90th %)^2	93.0	91.9
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	<130/80 (or <90th %)^2	97.7	96.9
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL (mmol/L))	<100 (2.6)^2	62.5	52.1

¹Recommendation from the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes. ²Recommendation from the American Diabetes Association. Values significantly different between regimens.