• Aleksandra Lidia Jaworska-Czerwińska, Katarzyna Oliwa-Libumska, Marta Lewicka, and Przemysław Żuratyński.
• Department of Emergency Medical Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
• Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Oct 8; 60 (10).

AbstractBackground and Objectives: Millions of people worldwide suffer from diabetes. The ever-increasing number of patients poses a huge challenge to healthcare systems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lifestyle and self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes patients using the Healthy Lifestyle and Self-Monitoring Questionnaire. Material and Methods: The analyses conducted were based on data collected using the Polish version of the Healthy Lifestyle and Self-Control Questionnaire among 104 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who were treated at the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic. The in-house study also included an analysis of the relationship between lifestyle habits and disease acceptance and chronic disease functioning. Results: Respondents scored statistically significantly higher for the Healthy Lifestyle and Self-Monitoring Questionnaire than the norms assume, and the largest differences were observed in terms of the healthy dietary choices subscale (t = 8.07; p < 0.05). Only for the subscale of organized exercise were no statistically significant differences found (t = 0.50; p = 0.620). Conclusions: Type 2 diabetes is one of the diseases in which lifestyle not only contributes to its development but is also associated with its course and treatment outcomes. Reinforcing a health-promoting lifestyle is one of the cornerstones of treating patients with type 2 diabetes.

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