EFFECT OF 12 WEEKS OF INTENSIVE LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION ON TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS COMPLICATIONS

India is known as diabetic capital of the world and growing in age group between 20 and 70 years.The reason for rising prevalence of diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases are due to various factors like rapid urbanization, sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy diet and stress. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose, which leads to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. Symptoms of DM include increased thirst, frequent urination and increased appetite and complications includes microvascular, macrovascular, and neuropathic issues. Lifestyle Medicine is a medical specialty that uses lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 DM, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine clinician are the certified clinicians who are trained to apply evidence-based, prescriptive lifestyle changes to treat and, to reverse such chronic conditions. By applying the pillars of lifestyle medicine that are a whole plant-based food, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, and positive social connection provides effective prevention for these chronic diseases. Hence this study was undertaken to assess the effect of 12 weeks structured lifestyle intervention programmed on complications in chronic type 2 DM.