Lifestyle and its influence on glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients treated in a public hospital in Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction: the lifestyle adopted by individuals directly influences their health state and even more so when coping with a chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Objective: to assess lifestyle and its influence on glycemic control in diabetic patients. type 2. Methodology: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in forty-six users treated in the outpatient clinic of the Dr. Rafael Rodríguez Zambrano Hospital in Manta-Ecuador. The IMEVID survey was applied to identify the lifestyle of the population, while the glycemic parameters were obtained from the clinical history of each patient. Results: a 54.3% of the patients had a not very favorable lifestyle, 41.3% had an unfavorable lifestyle and 4.3% had a favorable lifestyle. The blood glucose values ranged from 70 to 305 mg/dL, observing that 89.13% presented glucose values higher than recommended. Plasmatic glucose levels above the recommendation were identified in 50% of the patients with an unfavorable lifestyle; however, this result was not statistically significant. Conclusion: most of the patients in this study led an inadequate lifestyle, with elevated plasma glucose parameters; situation that predisposes them to complications associated with the disease. General study area: Nutrition and Dietetics. Specific study area: Clinical Nutrition. Study type: Original paper.