Özet:

Diabetes mellitus and some chronic diseases that share the same risk factors with it have become a global health problem. In the treatment of diabetes, patient education, medical nutrition and exercise are very important, and lifestyle changes have been considered as a topic that has been focused on a lot in recent years. Only by a healthy lifestyle change, diabetes can be prevented or delayed by 44-58%. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) for a dietary lifestyle change: (1) the consumption of low glycemic index carbohydrate sources (130 g/day) and (2) the reduction of dietary fat (saturated fat intake below 7% of energy, lowest trans fat intake, <200 mg/day cholesterol intake), as well as the preference of protein sources such as skinless chicken, hindi, fish and low-fat dairy products. The dietary program emphasized that the amount of poses in the diet should be 14 g for every 1000 kcal, the reduction of the intake of sodium and alcohol, the increase in the intake of vegetables, fruits and oil reduced dairy products, has been said to have a positive effect. Another subject of lifestyle change is exercise. When planning exercise for people with diabetes, individual characteristics should be taken into account. While the type and intensity of the exercise program vary by patient, it is recommended that an ideal exercise program contains at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week. Again, according to the ADA’s guidelines, resistance exercises accompanied by aerobic exercises (two times a week, 2-4 sets and 8-10 repeats) have been to be very effective on blood glucose regulation and to be an important factor in blood glucose reduction. It should not be forgotten that a proper dietary scheme and an accompanying exercise program in the primary treatment of diabetic patients will increase the success of treatment.

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