Abstract

Dietary pattern is the quantities, proportions, variety or combination of different foods, drinks, and nutrients in diets, and the frequency with which they are habitually. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiology characterized by chronic hyperglycemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, action or both. Diabetes is a chronic disorder its complications are raising day to day. To prevent this complications proper diet is necessary in this population. So study performed to assess the dietary pattern in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus patients toimprove their eating habits and to prevent the diabetes induced complications. A 107 patients with diabetes were selected randomly and intervenedwho visited Chitradurga diabetic center (CDC), for a period of six months and who met inclusion criteria were included. Individuals were asked to complete a questionnaire to determine their 24-hour food intake and frequency of intake of various food substances.Healthy eating index scoring (HEI) is used to assess dietary pattern of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. The food variety component of the HEI had the lowest mean score (1.3) and had highest mean score of (7.9) dietary cholesterol. In conclusion the results of present study concludes that subjects with diabetes should improve their dietary plan and quality along with this proper exercises and medication adherence plays an important role in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients.

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