PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Bell, Kirstine
TI  - Carbohydrate Counting Does Not Improve Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes Patients
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 8--9
VI  - 13
IP  - 11
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/11/8.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/11/8.full
AB  - Carbohydrate counting has become the gold standard for adjusting prandial insulin dose despite limited evidence to recommend it over other dietary interventions for improving glycemic control in type 1 diabetes. This article discusses pooled data from six randomized controlled trials conducted over a 10-year period showing that carbohydrate counting had no significant effect on glycemic control.