The Empowerment Model Towards Type 2 Diabetic Adults To Enhance Vegetable Intake in Achieving Glycemic Control

The Empowerment Model Towards Type 2 Diabetic Adults To Enhance Vegetable Intake in Achieving Glycemic Control

Life style changes, particularly in dietary patterns have contributed a great deal to the incidence and risks of type 2 Diabetes. Decreased intakes of vegetables and fruits replaced by pre processed food, added sugar and those of animal origin lead towards rapid increase of adult-onset-diabetes.

In spite of the knowledge of the benefit of consuming vegetable and fruits, and people are well informed, they still need to be committed to perform a behavior and implement these intention. Behavioral approach methods have demonstrated successful adherence in health education with life style changes.

Objective: To identify the impact of The Empowerment Model to enhance vegetable intake in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus adults in achieving glycemic control.

Inclusion Criteria:

• fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL
• HbA1C >8%

Exclusion Criteria:

• those who have serious, unstable medical conditions, or related to metabolic disorders (i.e. thyroid diseases)
• significant co-morbid illnesses such as liver disease, kidney disease, cancer, bowel diseases/ malfunction, pregnancy or nursing mothers.