Zulfiqar Ali Shaikh, Muhammad Zaman Shaikh, Ghulam Ali.
Diabetic patients awareness about life style modifications.
Professional Med J Jan ;18(2):265-8.

Patients and Methods: Settings: Diabetic clinics of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Kidney Centre. Karachi. Study Period: From April 7, 2008 to August 31, 2008. Study Design: Cross Sectional. Sampling Technique: Convenient. Sample Size: 200 diabetic patients. Results: A total of 200 diabetics were interviewed. Their mean age was 48.8 years. Of these 92 (46%) were males and 108 (54%) were females. Diabetes was under control of 38% and 57% were taking regular treatment. Education sessions were attended by only 11%, counseling for lifestyle modification was done with 16%, 30% followed diet chart and 18% of the study participants were doing regular / irregular exercise. Majority of them (68%) needed social and family support to cop up the disease. Conclusions: There was a lack of awareness about the role of lifestyle changes in the management of diabetes among these diabetic patients. There is a need of health education programs for diabetics and general public.

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