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The impact of patient education on anthropometric, lipidemic, and glycemic parameters among patients with poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus: A 3-month prospective single-center Turkish study

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Ersoy , Canan Özyardımcı

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Cander, Soner
Öz Gül, Özen
Gül, Bülent Cuma
Keles, Saadet B.
Yavaş, Sibel

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Sage Publications Ltd

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This study evaluated the impact of patient education on adherence to a diabetes care plan (e.g., anthropometric, lipidemic, and glycemic parameters) among adults with type II diabetes mellitus without adequate glycemic control. A total of 61 ambulatory adults with type II diabetes mellitus (mean age: 53.6 +/- 8.2 years, 70.5% female) were evaluated for anthropometrics, duration of diabetes mellitus, type of anti-diabetic treatment, blood biochemistry, and glycemic parameters in this 3-month prospective observational single-center study. During the course of the study, participants demonstrated a significant decrease in body weight and fat percentage and HbA1c (p < .001 for each). None of the factors evaluated was a significant determinant for glycemic parameters. These findings revealed that adults with type II diabetes mellitus who received education on adherence to routine self-monitoring of blood glucose, standard diabetic diet, and an exercise program delivered by certified diabetes educators had better glycemic control and significant decrease in body weight and fat percentage over a 3-month monitoring period.

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Self-management, Improvement, Glucose-levels, Complications, Blood-glucose, Risk, Follow-up, Program, Care, Workplace, Nursing

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Cander, S. vd. (2014). "The impact of patient education on anthropometric, lipidemic, and glycemic parameters among patients with poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus: A 3-month prospective single-center Turkish study". Workplace Health and Safety, 62(12), 500-507.

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