Cander, SonerÖz Gül, ÖzenGül, Bülent CumaKeles, Saadet B.Yavaş, Sibel2024-02-132024-02-132014-07-25Cander, S. vd. (2014). "The impact of patient education on anthropometric, lipidemic, and glycemic parameters among patients with poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus: A 3-month prospective single-center Turkish study". Workplace Health and Safety, 62(12), 500-507.2165-0799https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3928/21650799-20140826-02https://hdl.handle.net/11452/39658This study evaluated the impact of patient education on adherence to a diabetes care plan (e.g., anthropometric, lipidemic, and glycemic parameters) among adults with type II diabetes mellitus without adequate glycemic control. A total of 61 ambulatory adults with type II diabetes mellitus (mean age: 53.6 +/- 8.2 years, 70.5% female) were evaluated for anthropometrics, duration of diabetes mellitus, type of anti-diabetic treatment, blood biochemistry, and glycemic parameters in this 3-month prospective observational single-center study. During the course of the study, participants demonstrated a significant decrease in body weight and fat percentage and HbA1c (p < .001 for each). None of the factors evaluated was a significant determinant for glycemic parameters. These findings revealed that adults with type II diabetes mellitus who received education on adherence to routine self-monitoring of blood glucose, standard diabetic diet, and an exercise program delivered by certified diabetes educators had better glycemic control and significant decrease in body weight and fat percentage over a 3-month monitoring period.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSelf-managementImprovementGlucose-levelsComplicationsBlood-glucoseRiskFollow-upProgramCareWorkplaceNursingBlood glucoseCholesterolDiabetes mellitus, type 2DietExerciseFemaleFollow-up studiesHumansHypoglycemic agentsMaleMiddle agedPatient compliancePatient education as topicProspective studiesSelf careTurkeyArticle0003459563000052-s2.0-84916881778500507621225199169https://doi.org/10.3928/21650799-20140826-02NursingDiabetes Mellitus; Korea; Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes MellitusBloodDiabetes mellitus, type 2DietExerciseFemaleFollow upGlucose blood levelHumanMaleMetabolismMiddle agedPatient compliancePatient educationProspective studyPsychologySelf careTurkeyAntidiabetic agentCholesterolGlucose blood level2165-0969