Eureka! Institutional Repository

Diabetes mellitus and obesity are two major health problems that have become endemic in recent years. Obesity and eating habits are two factors associated with diabetes and can aggravate the disease. Obesity is closely linked to type 2 diabetes and may be considered as the "anteroom" of diabetes. In recent years, the research interest of health scientists has been focused on improving the lives of patients with diabetes mellitus. Treatment of diabetes mellitus involves a combination of medication, a special dietary diet and specific lifestyle changes. Diet is the cornerstone in preventing and treating type 2 diabetes. Diet contributes greatly to maintaining normal levels of glucose, optimizing lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in the blood, achieving a healthy body weight, preventing and treating complications of diabetes and overall health improvement. The Mediterranean diet is considered to be a healthy eating standard with documented beneficial effects on the quality of life and the metabolic profile of the organism. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation degree of dietary habits of patients with SΜ type 2 with the progression of the disease and the quality of life of these patients.