Commuinty intervention on glucose of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective To investigate the effects of community interventionon glucose metabolism of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods Totally 66 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were diagnosed at out-patient clinic in our hospital were radomly divided into intervention group(n=33) and control group(n=33),the latter was only given medical therapy and the former was given drug therapy combined with six-month community intervention including the education of diabetes mellitus knowledge,diet intervention,and sport intervention.After six-month treatment,blood glucose(BG) and hemoglobin of glycosylation(HbA1c)were detected and compared between two groups.Results The intervention group gained a better improvement in blood glucose index than the control group.Conclusion community intervention can effectively control the blood glucose index and improve the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.