Weekly nutrition courses help people with type 2 diabetes

How to improve diabetes management?

Many people in the world are suffering from type 2 diabetes. In the case of chronic illness, the body of those affected suffers from a so-called insulin resistance. Researchers have now found that weekly nutrition courses provide better management of type 2 diabetes.

The scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found in their current research that the treatment of those with Type 2 diabetes can be significantly improved if they attend special weekly nutrition courses. The experts published the results of their study in the English-language journal "Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics".

Patients with type 2 diabetes benefit from participating in special nutrition courses. Through these they consume less meat, fat and cholesterol, which leads to a better management of the disease. (Image: zlikovec / fotolia.com)

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is often referred to as diabetes. In chronic illness, the body has problems with the management of insulin. Insulin resistance then leads to a so-called hypoglycaemia of the blood. Many sufferers have problems managing their illness properly. Experts now found that people with diabetes should attend weekly nutrition courses to better manage their condition.

Nutrition courses led to various improvements

For their study, the team had free courses in Washington, D.C. offered. The researchers set up an office where the experts held their courses and counseled diabetes patients free of charge on nutrition issues. The results of the study showed that nutritional users significantly improved their weight, blood sugar and cholesterol levels. All participants were offered two different forms of nutrition. The study ran for a total of 20 weeks.

Nutrition change improves diabetes management

A low-fat, vegan diet and partially controlled eating habits led participants to consume less meat, less fat and less cholesterol. The findings of the study suggest that simple, cost-effective nutritional intervention can significantly improve diabetes management. With the help of these courses, patients can learn a lot about healthy dietary changes, scientists say. There you can exchange experiences and nutritional advice and recipe ideas. This could help many people with diabetes to better manage their condition.

Effects of diet change

Previous results from other research have already shown that a healthy diet can not only help manage diabetes better, but also contribute to a healthy lifestyle. A diet that is free of animal fat and cholesterol can be particularly beneficial because it treats the cause of type II diabetes by reducing fat in the cells, the authors explain, according to NDTV. This improves insulin function. A purely herbal diet also reduces cholesterol and helps with weight loss.

Group lessons lead to different benefits

If patients do not want individualized counseling, offering group education to those affected can be a more viable idea, say the experts. By grouping together people with the same goals, people can be more focused on implementation, and they are less likely to be cheated, the researchers explain. (As)