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Abstract

According to estimates by the International Diabetes Federation, the prevalence of diabetes in 2017 was 8.8% worldwide and 6.8% in Europe among people aged 20–79 years [2]. Best management practices encourage patients to measure their blood glucose, take medications, and adjust their dietary habits to maintain health with the disease [5]. Because outcomes are largely dependent on decisions made by the patients, patients with diabetes should receive on-going and high-quality education adapted to their needs by qualified health care professionals [5]. Before the education program, participants completed a questionnaire; and fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, body mass index, blood pressure measurements were performed in a fasted state. Educational Program Diabetes education was based on the pre-test of diabetic patients and literature on educating and training of diabetic patients and teaching about the illness, possible complications, diabetes diet, taking medications, physical activity, risk factors and their effect on improving treatment outcomes, quality of life and self-management [13,14].

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Title
Diet Education as a Success Factor of Glycemia Regulation in Diabetes Patients: A Prospective Study
Author
Gvozdanović, Zvjezdana; Farčić, Nikolina; Placento, Harolt; Lovrić, Robert; Dujmić, Željka; Jurić, Ana; Miškić, Blaženka; Prlić, Nada
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2329644400
Copyright
© 2019. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.