Previous data from the Early Activity in Diabetes (ACTID) trial, studying the effects of motivational interviewing, showed that interventions to improve diet alone, as well as diet and exercise, improved glycemic control and weight loss while reducing medication use, as compared with usual care. During the study period, advice on diet was as effective as diet plus exercise.
A new study addressing emotional issues has found that those participants in the intervention groups, compared the “usual care group” (initial dietary consultation with 6 month follow-up), recorded higher scores for “feeling in control of their disease” and “satisfied with treatment”. Patients in these groups also had higher self-reported “health scores”.
