Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Australia
Research Article
The Impact of Diet Counselling on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Indian Case Study
Author(s): Dharini Krishnan, Raj Gururajan, Abdul Hafez-Baig, Srinivas Kondalasamy-Chennakesavan, Nilmini Wickramasinghe and Rashmi GururajanDharini Krishnan, Raj Gururajan, Abdul Hafez-Baig, Srinivas Kondalasamy-Chennakesavan, Nilmini Wickramasinghe and Rashmi Gururajan
Objective: The main objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of diet counselling on patients with
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(T2DM). Despite a number of approaches to T2DM management being already available, healthcare professionals in India still struggle to achieve health targets without the adjunct therapy of diet coaching or counselling. Research design and methods: The study assessed the impact of counselling using a pre and post-test experimental design on separate case and control groups. The design of the study included the assessment of 150 adult subjects with T2DM and the effect of periodic intensive diet and exercise counselling on anthropometric measurements,
plasma glucose
, HbA1c, serum lipid profile and blood pressure levels. The subjects were grouped into three cohorts; those who were willing to attend only one session .. View More»
