PROPUESTA DE GUIA ALIMENTARIA NUTRICIONAL PARA LOGRAR LA DISMINUCIÓN DEL RIESGO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is a pathology that suffer from a number of people in the world, some are more likely than others to develop it, among these people who are overweight due to eating disorders and those who do not perform physical activity very often. In such a way that it is proposed to generate the analysis of the Test FindRisk which was carried out in the month of November of 2016 in the workers of the company Bimbo S.A. Located at km25 via Pascuales in the city of Guayaquil, a Food Guide for this pathology was elaborated.. In order to prevent this disease, some interventions must be made regarding changes in eating behavior and lifestyle that should be maintained at the time of initiation of treatment with oral antidiabetic drugs or with insulin, in order to manage this pathology, it is important to carry adequate food and The practice of exercise, promote food education and self-control patients. We investigated 150 workers, through a descriptive study experimentally cross-sectional design, using a prevalence survey. Among the results it was found that 34% are overweight, obese 26%, normal weight 40%, 35% are at risk for type 2 diabetes. In addition, an association between nutritional status and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus