The Alberta Diet: Effectiveness Study

The Alberta Diet: a Proposal for Its Implementation

The study hypothesis is that individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), who adhere to the PANDA intervention, will have improved compliance with the nutritional therapy recommendations of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Specific objectives of this proposal: The objectives of the investigators PANDA (Physical Activity and Nutrition for Diabetes in Alberta) are to (a) to devise and evaluate the efficacy of a multi-level, practical, nutrition intervention program that promotes the individual factors required for effective self-management practices AND that explicitly incorporate strategies to improve food availability, accessibility and acceptability and (b) to use these interventions as a means to examine the relationships between food availability, accessibility, acceptability, adherence to Nutrition Therapy Guidelines, and metabolic indicators of diabetes control in people with type 2 diabetes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes, and speak/write English.
• Have attended a diabetes education session delivered by their healthcare provider.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with type 1 diabetes, and those who are unable to speak English.
• People with end-stage renal disease or gastrointestinal diseases that require specialized diets will also be excluded.