Self-care Analysis of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the nutritional self-care practices and skills of patients with diabetes mellitus. A systematic review was conducted to identify relevant studies. The studies showed that patients with diabetes mellitus have inadequate nutritional self-care practices and skills. The most common nutritional self-care practices and skills that were found to be inadequate included dietary planning, portion control, carbohydrate counting, and label reading. Factors such as lack of knowledge, lack of motivation, and social and economic factors were identified as barriers to nutritional self-care. Strategies to improve nutritional self-care practices and skills among patients with diabetes mellitus include tailored nutrition education, social support, and addressing barriers to self-care. Further research is needed to identify effective interventions to improve nutritional self-care practices and skills among patients with diabetes mellitus.