Telephone counselling for maintenance of physical activity, weight loss and glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes (2008-2013)
Abstract
Regular exercise, a healthy diet and weight loss are key to managing type 2 diabetes, yet these are major challenges for most people with diabetes. This study will evaluate the impact of a telephone counselling program to assist people with type 2 diabetes to exercise, eat a healthy diet and lose weight, with the goal of helping them to sustain these changes over the long-term. It is expected that these lifestyle changes will also result in improbed blood glucose control and quality of life