Objective:To assess the protein intake and requirement among subject with type 2 diabetes having foot ulcers.Methods:This study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology (BIDE), a tertiary care diabetes centre of Karachi, Pakistan among people with type 2 diabetic foot ulcer attending foot clinic from January 2012 to March 2015. The baseline characteristics, dietary intake and laboratory investigations of the study participants were obtained through electronic hospital database “Health Management System” (HMS) based on the 24 hours dietary recall interview. Total grams of protein were calculated from each food group consumed by the subject. Protein intake of the subjects was recorded in mean grams and the protein requirement was calculated according to their body weight. The comparison of intake and requirement of protein choices was done through comparing the mean of both variables. SPSS version 13 was used for analysing the results.Results:A total of 542 subjects were included in the study, 365 (67.2%) were males and 178 (32.8%) were females. Mena age of the subject was 54.61±10.51 (yrs) with the duration of diabetes and mean body mass index were 14.22±7.98 (yrs) and 26.65±5.38 (kg/m2), respectively. The dietary records showed the protein intake of subjects with diabetic foot ulcer is not appropriate when compared to daily requirement. Mean grams of protein intake is 76.87gms in males and 56.84gms in females. On the other-hand protein requirement is much higher than the intake, which is 219.5gms in males and 130.2gms in females.Conclusion:Dietary counselling should be a part of the treatment among subjects with diabetic foot ulcer to identify their nutritional needs and suggesting them better option to fulfil their protein requirement essential for wound healing process.
Depression level and poor dietary practice are independently associated with poor glycemic control in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, the relationship between them is still ambiguous.
Objective: This paper aims to explore the role of diet in determining insulin-associated weight gain (IAWG) in Pakistani people. Materials and Methods: This observational study was conducted in the Diet and Education Department of Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology. The data are obtained from Electronic Health Records from the Health Management System, and it included demographical, anthropometric, clinical, biochemical, and dietary information of the subjects. A total of 917 cases were included in this study, on the basis of inclusion criteria, which were subjects to be of age 18 years and above, diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, and availability of clinical, medical, and dietary data for at least two visits, for subsequent years. Dietary data include energy and macronutrient intake, which is calculated by the system on the basis of food intake data collected and entered by registered dietitians at each visit. Ethical approval for the study was taken from BIDE Institutional Review Board. Results: Differences in the rate of weight gain between insulin-treated and oral antihyperglycemic agents-only-treated groups could not be attributed to differences in dietary changes. Higher intake of insulin in relation to carbohydrate intake was found to be associated with higher weight gain among insulin-treated groups. The rate of weight gain with HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) increase was lowest among those who had a “decreased” energy intake, with moderate insulin doses, whereas it was highest among those who had high insulin doses with “increased” energy intake. Conclusion: Weight gain was observed following deviation in the macronutrient composition among the insulin users in this study. Dietary intake in relation to body needs for healthy weight and economical doses of insulin appears to have a good potential for inducing normoglycemia without promoting IAWG.
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