[Effect of meal frequency and carbohydrate intake on the metabolic control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus].

Background: Increasing meal frequency is commonly used in the clinical practice as part of the nutritional treatment of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), although its effect on metabolic control parameters is controversial.

Aim: To evaluate the association of energy intake, meal frequency, and amount of carbohydrates with fasting plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin in a group of patients with DM2 without insulin therapy.

Material And Methods: Dietary intake was evaluated in 60 subjects with DM2 through three-day food records.