NCS diet.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

What is the deal with this?? All of our diabetics are on a "no concentrated sweets" diet. Fine and dandy-they send the unsweetened tea but a pasta dinner that has 45 grams of carbs. I have a child with Type 1 and we have to count carbs. I am curious how dietary plans are developed for Type 2s

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I've worked at several facilities that did not offer ADA diets to diabetic patients because the dietary department could not comply with all the requirements. A healthcare facility could get into serious trouble with state regulatory agencies if they cannot provide the diet that is ordered.

Instead, these patients' diet orders were liberalized to a 'No Concentrated Sweets' (NCS) diet upon admission, which is basically a regular diet without sweetened drinks or sugary desserts.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

Oy. I always love it when the pt tells me they can't eat what they have been given b/c of too many carbs. Very frustrating. I won't even get started with very few differentiating between DMI and DMII. My 9 year old knows more about Type 1 than most nurses.

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