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Rev Biomed 2014; 25 (3)
The diet of type 2 diabetic patients and its relation to the development of foot infections
Martínez-Barbabosa I, Romero-Cabello R, Ortiz-Pérez H, Elizalde-Simón H, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas ME, Aguilar-Venegas JM, Shea M
Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 119-127
PDF size: 234.41 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Introduction. The main objective of a diabetic
patient’s diet is to control the disease and prevent
its complications. Foot infection is the most
common complication.
Objective. Relate pre-hospitalization eating
habits with the development of foot infections in
diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) patients admitted to the General Hospital of Mexico SSA.
Materials and Methods. A nutritional study of
133 DM2 patients, divided into two groups, was
carried out. Group I included 83 patients with foot
infection. Group II included 50 patients without
foot infection. A nutritional survey that included
daily and weekly consumption of cereals and
tubers, animal foods, fruits and vegetables and
oils and sugars was completed for every patient.
Statistical analyses were performed using the (χ
2)
statistical test and Fisher’s exact test at a 0.05%
significance level.
Results. Both groups lacked dietary discipline
with regard to the quantity and quality of food
intake. In Group I, the greater consumption of
polysaccharides, and monosaccharides resulted in
significant numbers of foot infections (p ‹0,04).
All consumed fewer fruits and vegetables. The
infections were caused primarily by Grampositive
bacteria. Group II consumed fewer
polysaccharides and monosaccharides, and more
fruit (p ‹ 0,001) and vegetables (p ‹ 0,002)
respectively.
Conclusions. Greater consumpt ion of
carbohydrates, principally sugars, favored the
development of infections of the foot in DM2
patients. Elimination of sugars and greater
consumption of fruit and vegetables were found
to help diminish diabetic foot infections.
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