The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of different diabetic education programs on knowledge, attitude, practice and glycemic control in Type 2 diabetic patients. Sixty six type 2 diabetic patients were enrolled in a diabetes clinic in a district teaching hospital. They were randomly divided into three groups: control group, self-instruction group and tutor-instruction group. Before and after the intervention, they all filled out a scale of knowledge, attitude and practice of diet and exercise in diabetic patients, and fasting plasma glucose, A1C and cholesterol were measured. The results indicated that after the intervention both the self-instruction group and tutor-instruction group improved significantly in their knowledge about diet and exercise, and the fasting plasma glucose and blood triglyceride level of the self-instruction group decreased significantly. The results suggested that education helps improve the glycemic control in diabetic patients.
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of different diabetic education programs on knowledge, attitude, practice and glycemic control in Type 2 diabetic patients. Sixty six type 2 diabetic patients were enrolled in a diabetes clinic in a district teaching hospital. They were randomly divided into three groups: control group, self-instruction group and tutor-instruction group. Before and after the intervention, they all filled out a scale of knowledge, attitude and practice of diet and exercise in diabetic patients, and fasting plasma glucose, A1C and cholesterol were measured. The results indicated that after the intervention both the self-instruction group and tutor-instruction group improved significantly in their knowledge about diet and exercise, and the fasting plasma glucose and blood triglyceride level of the self-instruction group decreased significantly. The results suggested that education helps improve the glycemic control in diabetic patients.