Psychological aspects of diet therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

The importance of studying the psychological aspects of nutrition diet is, perhaps, the most commonly used words in the lexicon of Endocrinology and Diabetology and most unpleasant - for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Any restrictions on certain aspects of nutrition in patients with diabetes create a negative attitude to the disease, since they require non-established habits and tastes, a significant change in lifestyle, often - constant "struggle" with gusto. And if type 1 diabetes decrease dietary restrictions for patient education - the so-called liberalized diet - allows much to make life easier to patient without compromising compensation diabetes [3, 11], the rules for type 2 diabetes, especially in combination with obesity, are fundamentally based on constraints.