Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus represents a significant health problem. Many
studies have reported that intensive nutritional intervention by itself or in addition to
medications is the best method to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus,
helps improve diabetes outcomes by assisting patients in achieving a target glycated
hemoglobin (HbA1c) level of <7.
Aim of Study: Exploring dietary carbohydrate and fiber intake pattern in patients with
with non-insulin-dependent diabetes and its effect on diabetes control on sample of adults
in Thi-qar Governorate /Iraq. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 250
patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes who were attending Thi-Qar Specialized
Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolism Center (TDEMC), The data was gathered through inperson interviews with patients through questionnaires distributed on the basis of axes
(Socio-demographic and health characteristics of participants, Assessment of
carbohydrates and fibres intake patterns of patients. Results: The results of this study
indicate that 88.4% of patients follow foods that contain unhealthy carbohydrates. While
11.6% of diabetic patients follow a healthy diet. Iin contrast, the results of this study
indicate that 47.6% of patients follow healthy foods that contain fibers, 39.6% of patients
Rabie et. al., 11,3(117-135), 2025
with T2DM follow neutral fiber diet. While 12.8% of diabetic patients follow a unhealthy
fiber diet.A very high percentage ( 86.4%) of the patients with T2DM have high levels of
HbA1c. The mean of HbA1c was 8.97±2.237 (with range; 5.7-14.9). Additionally, the
results found there were negative correlation between HbA1c with carbohydrates scores
and fiber scores (r=-0.504 and r=-0.312) respectively. Conclusion: This cross-sectional
study showed that there was negative correlation between HbA1c with carbohydrates
scores and fiber scores