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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
versión impresa ISSN 1814-5469versión On-line ISSN 2308-0531
Resumen
ALBUJA CHAVES, Marco y VERA ALCIVAR, David. Clinical profile of patients before and after a diabetes reversal program in Ecuador. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.1, pp.147-153. Epub 31-Dic-2021. ISSN 1814-5469. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v22i1.4339.
Introduction:
Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death in Ecuador and the world, and within them diabetes mellitus is one of the fastest growing morbidity and mortality.
Objective:
To determine if there are differences between the clinical characteristics before and after a diabetes reversal program in Ecuador.
Methods:
Comparative study before and after in the same individual. Patients who voluntarily entered an outpatient clinical program based on Lifestyle Medicine were followed for 8 weeks, measures were taken at the beginning and at the end of this period, which included plant-based nutrition, physical exercise and psychological support.
Results:
Eight patients were analyzed between 40 and 74 years (3 women and 5 men) The comparative analysis before and after the intervention showed significant differences for: Weight (p = 0.007), BMI (p: 0.004), Glucose (p = 0, 04), glycosylated hemoglobin (p = 0.007), triglycerides (p = 0.04), urea (p = 0.004), and TGP (p = 0.023).
Conclusions:
There is an improvement in the variables measured after having carried out the “Lifestyle Medicine” reversal program compared to the initial measurements.
Palabras clave : Life Style; Health Behavior; Health (Source: MeSH NLM)..