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Impact of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education on Dietary Practices in Children with Type 1...

Impact of Culturally Tailored Diabetes Self-management Education on the Dietary Practices among Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Comparative Study from Resource-constrained Settings in North India

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LRLatika RohillaPWPriyanka WaliaNSNancy Sahni

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Comparative study evaluates dietary practices in children with T1D after education, indicating positive changes.

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  • This study aims to evaluate how culturally tailored diabetes education affects dietary practices in children with type 1 diabetes.
  • Comparative cross-sectional study in a North Indian hospital with 122 children (ages 1-18) with T1D
  • Participants grouped into those receiving diabetes education (n=61) and newly diagnosed without education (n=61)
  • Data collected through caregiver interviews using a validated questionnaire.
  • The DSME group showed better dietary knowledge, with 88.5% recognizing preferred snacks for sugar control compared to 63.9% in the no DSME group (p=0.001).
  • Higher intake of junk food was reported in the no DSME group, with differences in beverage (p=0.047) and snack choices (p=0.005).
  • Overall, the DSME group demonstrated healthier dietary practices and improved carbohydrate-related knowledge.
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Rohilla et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc2c1f8b49bacb8b347bfdhttps://doi.org/10.5005/ijcnrs-11024-0008
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