The diet of diabetic women should not differ fundamentally from an ordinary healthy diet. The intake of the basic energy providing nutrients and of microelements should be balanced and if possible should be supplied in natural food products. This ensues among others from the fact that the relations between some micronutrients are not yet quite clear. During pregnancy it is however necessary to ensure in diabetic women 400
g folic acid; increased attention must be paid to magnesium intake and during the menopause the vitamin D and calcium intake must be followed up.

        Key words: Nutrition of diabetic women - Microelements - Folic acid - Magnesium - Vitamin D - Calcium