Adherence to Medical Nutrition Therapy: From Barriers to Bridgers

Authors

  • Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, India;
  • Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-68

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is a major clinical and public healthdisorder worldwide.1 While multiple drugs are nowavailable for its treatment, no management strategy can besuccessful without nutritional and dietary intervention. Thenature of lifestyle-related interventions including diet, issuch that they intrude into one’s preferred way of life. Suchtherapies, therefore, are associated with lower adherenceand persistence.2

In medicine, we are trained to take a history and evaluatepossible causes of a condition before planning ourtreatment. Similarly, in diabetes care, we must find thecausative and contributory factors that influence aparticular lifestyle choice. This step is essential to build asustainable and sufficient diabetes care ecosystem.

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Published

2024-08-23

How to Cite

Sanjay Kalra, & Nitin Kapoor. (2024). Adherence to Medical Nutrition Therapy: From Barriers to Bridgers. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(9), 1591–1592. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-68

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EDITORIAL

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