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Volume: 08

Research & Reviews: Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

Page 29

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Diabetes Congress & Cancer summit 2019

December 04-05, 2019

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December 04-05, 2019 | Tokyo, Japan

Asia Pacific Conference on

Diabetes Oncology

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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