Abstract
The opinion on carbohydrates in diet not only in patients with diabetes changed a lot recently. Not even ten years ago, patients with diabetes were discouraged from low carbohydrate diet, but according to actual recommendations, the carbohydrate amount for these patients is chosen individually, without determination of ideal proportion.
While it could be only the modern trend in non-diabetic people, low carbohydrate diet (< 45 % of total energy) has already the evidence of benefits in patients with both types of diabetes. Even other eating patterns such as Mediterranean-style, vegetarian or vegan can bring benefits in type 2. diabetic patients.
In type 1. diabetic patients, carbohydrates and it's counting become more important due to expansion of flexible insulin dosing and technologies. This work is designed as a review article and doesn't favour any of listed diets.