Lifestyle Impact on Glycemic Control in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

ABSTRACT

Objective:To determine the association lifestyle and glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes.Study Design:This is a descriptive, cross sectional study.Place and Duration of StudyThis study was conducted in the Family Medicine Unit Number 55 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security in Puebla, Mexico during January to June in 2016.Methodology:A total of 275 patients in whom the lifestyle and glycemiccontrol were correlated. A questionnaire in which the variables included gender, age, level of education, occupation, marital status, lifestyle, glycemic control and number of years since they were diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2 was used. Descriptive statistics and X2 was used. Results:275 patients were included who met the inclusion criteria. Their average age was 59.7 years, the female gender prevailed with 64%. A result of X2=3.611 and P=0.05 was obtained; therefore the study was considered statistically significant, since value of P= .05 was considered statistically significant. Conclusion: There is an association between the patient’s lifestyle and glycemic control.