What is the criteria for deciding which diabetic diet to place someone on?

I am an RN attempting to find this report as well as entrance up short. How do we confirm either to place someone upon the 1200 ADA diet or the 2500 ADA diet?

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1. It depends on the severity, the age of onset, and the type. I assume you are asking about type II diabetes in an older person. If the person is still producing sufficient insulin to control glucose when the diet is stabilized, then