Nutritional status, glycemic control and its associated risk factors among a sample of type 2 diabetic individuals, a pilot study

Firouzi S 1 , Barakatun-Nisak MY 1 , Azmi KN 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Res Med Sci, 2015 Jan;20(1):40-6.
PMID: 25767521

Abstract

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing in Malaysia, with most patients poorly controlled. Hence, this study aimed to determine nutritional and metabolic status as well as blood pressure of Malaysian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and identify associated risk factors for poor glycemic control.

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