Impact Of Lifestyle Modification In Diabetes Prevention And Management: A Systemic Literature Review

Abstract

Diabetes is a metabolic disease affecting multisystem organ. The complications of the disease contribute to the morbidities of the patient lifelong. Age group between 20 years to 79 years are suffering from diabetes mellitus, predicted 853 million will be suffering by 2050. Lifestyle modification like dietary modification, regular exercise, cessation of smoking, stress management can only delay or manage the severity of disease as well as prevent disease related complications. There were many studies assessing the impact of lifestyle modification in different aspect. A literature review was done from academic databases such as Research gate, Google Scholar, PubMed, to identify the impact of lifestyle modification. It was found that majority of the studies indicated lifestyle can only modify the disease related consequences. Also, studies identified appropriate attitude and practice regarding lifestyle modification and stated different strategies to delay complications. Effective preventive measures communicated through proper instructional modules, awareness during each follow up visit, nurse-led educational programs and strategical policy making can improve the overall outcome. This study aims to evaluate the impacts of preventive strategies and lifestyle modification on diabetic patients, related to clinical outcomes.