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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 17-21 |
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Diabetic food lifestyle and its impact on the glycemic profile
Zeghari Lotfi, Aboussaleh Youssef
Laboratory of Nutrition, Health & Environment, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
Correspondence Address:
Zeghari Lotfi
Laboratory of Nutrition, Health & Environment, Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra
Morocco
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Introduction: Diet is often seen as the cornerstone of diabetes treatment.
Objective: To evaluate and describe the food lifestyle of diabetics in the province of Kenitra. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted in kenitra, the sample studied was composed of 367 diabetics (73.6% of women, 26.4% of men), the age range was 19 to 80 years with an average of 49.42 ± 17.32. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire containing the socio-demographic information and the food lifestyle of the patients. Overweight and obesity were determined by the calculation of the Body Mass Index. Glycemic control was performed by three blood tests; Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) fasting capillary glucose and post-prandial blood glucose. Result: According to the table below, the total population (women and men) is overweight (24.76 ± 9.37 in men, 26.07 ± 5.94) and a non-glycemic profile balanced. 64% (235) follow a diet of which 71.4% (262) do not know the quantities to consume in this diet. 36% take three meals a day (breakfast and lunch) and more than 85% (313) of the population do not eat at fixed times. Conclusion: This study revealed some problems in the dietary lifestyle of these diabetics which may be the origin of the imbalance of their glycemic profile, and to be sure, a new study that evaluate the several causes of this imbalance glycemic profile is necessary.
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