{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.030070754716981132, 'fraction_numerical': 0.03419811320754717, 'mean_word_length': 5.10431654676259, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Dietary patterns of patients suffering from Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 visiting Tertiary Care Hospitals, Lahore.

Background & Aim:Diabetes is an increasing health problem all around the world. 382 million individuals reported as diabetic in 2013 and are expected to increase to 592 million by 2035. The prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan was 13.14 percent. Objective: To assess the dietary patterns of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus type 2 visiting tertiary care hospitals in Lahore.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the diabetes department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, during Dec-2017 to March-2018 and completed months using the convenient sampling technique. Data was collected after taking informed written consent The data of 100 patients was collected through a pre-tested questionnaire. Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was used to determine the dietary patterns of the patients. Data were analyzed statistically using SPSS version 21.0. Frequencies were calculated, Pearson’s chi-square test was applied. Results: Out of 100 patients included in this study, 42% patients were overweight, 66% were not doing exercise 62% were consuming fried foods, 44% were consuming rice 1-2 times per week, 29% were consuming meat weekly, 70% were consuming starchy vegetables 3-4 times per week, 58% were consuming fruits once a week, 51% were consuming sugar once a week. Analysis revealed a significant association between excess weight gain and fried foods consumption.Conclusions: Lack of physical activity and large consumption of fried foods were the causes of excessive weight gain. Unhealthy eating behavior was found to be the root cause of diabetes type 2.