Diabetes peer-education on food choices part I: Development of framework

Abstract

Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for diabetes has paved its way through many randomized trials, meta-analysis and observational studies [1]. There is now the established concept of nutrition counseling in MNT, which is focused on supporting clients to set priorities, establish goals, and create their individual food menu plans [2]. Indeed, it is also speculated that lifestyle including dietary habit vis-à-vis MNT interventions work better than metformin in reducing the incidence of type 2 diabetes [3]. It has been proposed that peer-support education is probably a better option than general public health lectures that is provided by the healthcare professional [4-6], especially for selfmanagement that considers cultural and geographical factors [7].