Assessment of impact of Patient Counselling, Nutrition and Exercise in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Abstract

in patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. The prevalence of type-2 diabetes, especially in India and devolving countries has grown over the past decade. We performed a study to determine whether a patient counseling for Diabetes patients regarding Disease, Medication, Diet / Nutrition and Exercise can improve Glycemic control & Lipid profile and associated complications. Research design and methods: A total of 35 patients with type-2 diabetes, mean age 55 ± 1.4, 54 ± 2.2 & 55 ± 2.4 years, were randomly assigned in to three groups. All these received basic diabetes education, counseling regarding Disease, Medication, Diet and Exercise for three months at each visit. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Fasting plasma glucose, PPG, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL and BMI were measured at baseline and the end of the study. Results: In the 12 months present study, the significant reductions were found in HbA1c in Group-I by 1.0 ± 0.2 %, in Group-II by 1.3 ± 1.71 % and in Group-III by 1.2 ± 0.13 % after 3 month as impact of patient counseling. Also the greater significant reductions were observed in case of FPG, total cholesterol, serum triglyceride and LDL cholesterol in all groups after 3 month.