Role of training programs in the treatment of patients with type II diabetes mellitus

Abstract

According to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the number of patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Russia is currently 1.6 million. Providing effective treatment for NIDDM is a significant problem for domestic health in terms of both quantitative indicators and the quality of medical care. Successful therapy of this disease is impossible without changing the patient’s lifestyle. The treatment process affects such essential aspects of lifestyle as nutrition, physical activity, control of body weight, and continues throughout life. In this regard, the effectiveness of the traditional therapeutic approach to NIDDM is not high enough and, according to experts, the motivation to control and treat diabetes cannot be achieved without training.