Effect of diabetes base education combined with peer education on type 2 diabetes

Objective To observe the effect of diabetes base education combined with peer education on blood glucose control, metabolic index and self management level in type 2 diabetes patients. Methods 150 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group A received diabetes base education, Group B received peer education group, and group C received peer education joint base education group. Before treatment and 6 months after treatment, fasting blood glucose (FPG), postprandial blood glucose (2 h PG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglyceride(TG), cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein (HDL-C), systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure change, body mass index (BMI) were observed, so as to evalute the diabetes self-management behavior at the same time before and after treatment. Results After 6 months of intervention, FPG, 2 h PG, HbA1c, TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, blood pressure, body weight and other metabolic indicators in the three groups were significantly improved (P 0.05). In group C, the blood glucose control index (FPG, 2 h PG, HbA1c) and the improvement of blood lipid were obviously superior to those in the group A and B (P<0.05). Conclusions The combination of base education and peer education can improve blood glucose control and blood lipid level in patients with type 2 diabetes, and can also promote self-management behavior in patients with type 2 diabetes. Key words: Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Health education