A Community-Based Diabetes Prevention and Management Education Program in a Rural Village in India

2008168 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Padmini Balagopal · Gandhigram Rural Institute

N. Kamalamma · Gandhigram Rural Institute

Thakor G. Patel · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Abstract

This study has charted the increasing prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in rural India. Educational intervention was successful in reducing some of the obesity parameters and improving dietary patterns of individuals with pre-diabetes and diabetes.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Diabetes Management and Education Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 31, Issue 6, pp. 1097-1104

DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1680

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