The nurse prepares an educational handout for overweight clients with diabetes. Which strategy should the nurse include that focuses on weight loss?

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Low-carbohydrate diets should be avoided in clients with diabetes to avoid increases in LDL cholesterol since they are already at risk for cardiac disease. The best initial strategy for clients with or without diabetes is increased exercise, reduction of daily calories, and developing ways to avoid behaviors that have been barriers to past attempts at weight loss. Clients wanting to lose weight should continue to eat a balanced diet that includes the recommended calories for each food group rather than restricting calories from specific food groups. High-fiber diets are recommended for clients with diabetes based on the metabolism rate for fiber, but surgical intervention should be reserved for clients who have repeatedly been unsuccessful at weight loss attempts and are morbidly obese.

The Nurse Prepares an Educational Handout for Overweight Clients with Diabetes