Nutritional assessment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patients

Abstract

The study was conducted to access the impact of nutrition on type 1 diabetes at Mahatma Gandhi hospital Jaipur. If this type of diabetes is not treated for a long time, then many related diseases may occur. In some patients who had been suffering from diabetes for a long time, some other problems such as chronic kidney disease, decompensated cardiomyopathy and retinopathy may also occur. It was found from this study that this type of diabetes occurs mostly in people of young age (17- 25) although it is also observed in children. The study also found that it occurs more in men than in women. In this study it was found that most of the patients had similar types of clinical sign and symptoms like weakness. Majority of patient were underweight as they lost their weight 5-10 kg. Higher occurrence may be attributed to less physical activity by some patients during the covid- 19 lockdown. The blood sugar was found to grow as even after being diagnosed for the disease and after proper diet counseling also, a proper diet and lifestyle pattern was not followed by them.