Lifestyle education in type 2 diabetes – Related resources
08.02.2012 • Sonuncu dəyişiklik 09.03.2009
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Cochrane reviews
- Culturally appropriate diabetes health education may have short term effects on glycaemic control and knowledge of diabetes and healthy lifestyles .
- Low glycaemic index diets compared to higher glycaemic index diets or measured carbohydrate exchange diets appear to improve glycaemic control without compromising hypoglycaemic events in less than optimally controlled people with diabetes .
- Individual education may improve glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes and with a baseline HbA1c greater than 8% when compared with usual care .
Other evidence summaries
- Fish oil may lower triglyceride levels by about 30% but cause a slight increase in LDL cholesterol levels in diabetic patients .
- Communication interventions may be effective in improving physician and patient communication behaviours .
Literature
- de Ridder D, Geenen R, Kuijer R, van Middendorp H. Psychological adjustment to chronic disease. Lancet 2008 Jul 19;372(9634):246-55.