Effects of diabetes education program on metabolic control among Saudi type 2 diabetic patients

Abstract

Objective: To assess the effect of the 5-days intensive diabetes health education program on metabolic control among Saudi type 2 diabetic patients.
Methodology: The study included 438 individuals, 158(36.1%) females and 280(63.9%) males with type 2 diabetes. All patients completed the 5-days diabetes education program. They did not require any change in their current therapy regimen, had not previously participated in any diabetes education programs, Saudi patients, of both genders, non-pregnant and older than 30 years. They were followed for one year after attending a 5-days structured education program conducted at University Diabetes Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected for each individual before attending the program, three months later, and one year after completion of the program.
Results: After one year, all metabolic parameters had improved significantly (P < 0.0001) except for high density lipoprotein(HDL) (P = 0.097) as follows: body weight (mean