Health education program to maintain a reasonable body weight and control of blood glucose levels among diabetic patients in Khartoum diabetic care centers

Background: A total of 150diabetic patients were selected retrospectively from Khartoum State Diabetic Care Centers, this group divided to two equal groups, had been analyzed using the knowledge and practice of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients after implementation of health education program. Group (cases) the program was implemented and the other group was considered as a control (75 patients for each group).
Objective: The aim of the study to evaluate the maintain a reasonable body weight and control of blood glucose levels of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patients after implementation of health education program.
Result: The finding of our study showed that the fasting blood sugar of the studied group was I59±15.7 mg/dl, and167±19.6 mg/dl, for the controls. A statistically significant difference between both means (t=2.76 & p-value <0.01). Post prandial blood sugar of the studied group was 217.8 ± 42.6 mg/dl while it was 221.00± 46.50mg/dl for the controls.
Total cholesterol of the studied group was 207.90 ± 49.80 mg/dl and 210.60± 37.50 mg/dl for the controls. Uric acid of the studied group was 5.30 ± 1.90 mg/dl while it was 4.70 ± 2.00 mg/dl for the controls. Urea of the studied group was 33.60 ± 7.60 mg/dl while it was 36.40 ± 10.20 mg/dl for the controls. Creatinine in control group was (0.98±0.02) statistically higher than the creatinine in the study group (0.92±0.02); (t=18.37 & p-value <0.001). No statistically significant was observed regard all laboraties between intervention and control groups expect creatinine but were 18.37, and fasting blood sugar  2.76  p <00.0.
The finding of our study showed the dietary practices among the studied patients before and after the program. 60% of our intervention group changed their diet immediately after the program. The most serious common improvement in the dietary practices of this study was in establishing and maintaining healthy dietary habits 90.7%. After 6 months there was a still higher significantly practices for the different aspects of the dietary management of diabetic mellitus than the pre-program level.
The finding of our study showed that the results of laboratory investigations among the studied group before and after the program. The fasting blood sugar decreased significantly from 159 ± 15.7 g/dl before the program to 120.6± 10.5 g/dl after the program and after 15 months. The post prandial sugar decreased significantly from 217 ± 42.6 g/dl before the program to 142.4 ± 14.3 g/dl after the program.
Conclusion: In this study population, the educational health program played an important role in maintain a reasonable body weight and control of blood glucose levels of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients.