[Experience in dietary counseling of diabetics with a new multifunctional learning aid]

The improvement of the effectivity of dietary lessons was investigated in a heterogenous diabetic patient material by using a newly developed multifunctional dietary learning-aid. There was a significantly improved dietary knowledge with respect to the quantitation of both carbohydrates and fat after a single lesson. Furthermore, the results justify the application of the dietary aid in elderly patients and in cases of long duration of the diabetes mellitus.