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Research & Reviews: Journal of Medical & Health Sciences
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Ashok Kumar Das
et al., RRJMHS 2019, ISSN: 2319-9865
Medical nutrition therapy in diabetes management: A healthcare professional centric survey
Ashok Kumar Das
1
, Chetan Mehndiratta
6
, Sanjay Kalra
2
, Atul Dhingra
3
, Mangesh Tiwaskar
4
, Supratik Bhattacharyya
5
and Tanmay Agrawal
6
1
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, India
2
Bharti Hospital- Karnal, India
3
Gangaram Bansal Hospital, India
4
Shilpa Medical Research Centre, India
5
Apollo Clinic- Kolkata, India
6
Signutra, India
Introduction:
Approximately 425 million people were living with diabetes in 2017 and by 2045; it is expected to increase to 629
million. A healthy lifestyle, including a nutritious balanced diet is a key component of diabetes management. Medical Nutrition
erapy (MNT) is de ned as “nutritional diagnostic, therapy and counseling services” for the purpose of disease management,
which are furnished, by a registered dietitian or nutrition professional. Incorporating MNT into diabetes-speci c nutritional
management has shown to improve glycemic pro les and to reduce the risk of disease complications.
Method:
Keeping in view the direct correlation between diet and diabetes management, we undertook a survey on the MNT in
diabetes management in adults across India. A total of 380 Diabetologist/Endocrinologist/Consulting Physician/Gynecologist
completed the 15-item survey by rating on a 5 point Likert scale, where 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree,
5=strongly agree. e questionnaire is about identifying the complete requirement of diabetic population, impact of 3Ds: Diet,
daily lifestyle modi c ation and drug therapy, preference as formula feed or home-cooked food, recommendation pattern,
bene ts of MNT, the importance and awareness of low glycemic index and glycemic load, indications of MNT and practice
trends of doctors across India.
Result:
More than 91% of doctors agreed or strongly agreed that complete management of diabetes requires 3D’s: Diet, Daily
lifestyle modi c ation and D rug therapy. A total o f 89.4% d octors were o f opinion t hat MNT is i mportant i n preventing
diabetes, managing existing diabetes, and preventing or slowing complications, however they believe that MNT should be
individualized based on the requirement. e most common indication for MNT was glycemic control and the most common
pattern of prescription was either as snack supplement or snack replacement.
Conclusion:
Doctors strongly recommend the need of MNT in complete management of diabetes under the guidance from a
registered dietician.
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