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Culturally appropriate diabetes health education may have short term effects on glycaemic control and knowledge of diabetes and healthy lifestyles Culturally Appropriate Health Education for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Ethnic Minority Groups.
Low glycaemic index diets compared to higher glycaemic index diets or measured carbohydrate exchange diets appear to improve glycaemic control without compromising hypoglycaemic events in less than optimally controlled people with diabetes Low Glycaemic Index, or Low Glycaemic Load, Diets for Diabetes Mellitus.
Individual education may improve glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes and with a baseline HbA1c greater than 8% when compared with usual care .

Fish oil may lower triglyceride levels by about 30% but cause a slight increase in LDL cholesterol levels in diabetic patients Fish Oil for Patients with Diabetes.
Communication interventions may be effective in improving physician and patient communication behaviours Communication Interventions for Conversations Between Physicians and Patients.

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