A atuação do nutricionista frente a diabetes mellitus no âmbito da atenção básica à saúde

Abstract

Objective: To discuss the role of the nutritionist in the prevention and treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in the field of primary health care; analyzing the process of nutrition and food education offered in the public health network, verifying the interdisciplinary nature of health professionals and investigating successful experiences in the practice of healthy eating. Method: This is a literature review carried out from August to October 2021. The articles were electronically selected and underwent an evaluation based on reading the titles and then reading the abstracts. Items that did not fit the proposed objective were excluded, and only the articles selected in this phase were read in full, when the final sample was finally obtained. Results: It was observed that to reduce the number of people with complications caused by diabetes, it is important to intervene for a healthier diet, and the studies performed were accurate when performing nutritional and food education, individual and collective monitoring of patients. Conclusion: This study evidenced the need for a public health nutritionist to intervene in the health of patients with diabetes mellitus; the individual investigation into the patient's life helps in the prescription of the eating plan and, consequently, manages to reduce the cases of complications caused by the pathology.