1.

More than one half of the respondents are in the

age bracket of 60 years and above, most of them are

female, married and high school level/graduate.

2. Generally the respondents were excellent with their

foot care compared with their diet, exercise and

medication.

3. The respondents’ age do not influence the lifestyle

practices as to diet, exercise and foot care.

4. The respondents’ gender does not influence the

lifestyle practices as to diet, exercise,

medication and foot care.

5. The respondents’ marital status does not influence

the lifestyle practices as to diet, exercise,

medication and foot care.

6. The respondents educational attainment does not

influence the lifestyle practices as to diet,

exercise, medication and foot care.

7. The respondents’ age influence the lifestyle

practices as to medication.

8.3 Recommendations.

As a result of this study, several recommendations are

presented.

1. Health care providers should have a patient-

 centered, and provide advice when patients are

ready to hear and learn more about the diabetic

treatment.

2. A continuous self-monitoring system should be

continuously monitor their blood glucose level as

well as control their diet accordingly.

3. It is also recommended that the hospital diabetic

educator should develop a diabetes education

program to ensure to improve patient knowledge and

care about diabetes.

4. Families should cooperate and give support to the

patient in order for the patient to comply with

his/her regimen such as diet, medication, and

exercise.

5. Studies on similar context but with wider scope

and much larger sample size is recommended to

confirm findings of this study and to further

explore other relevant factors especially factors

influencing lifestyle practices.

6. Patients should exercise on at least three non

consecutive days each week to maximize benefits.

Individual sessions should be at least 10

minutes each or longer.

7. Exercise counseling is needed to assess and

adjust levels of physical activity and provide

motivation and support. Telephone counseling is

economical, practical and effective.

8. Obese older adults with diabetes may benefit from

modest energy restriction and an increase in

physical activity; energy requirement may be

less than for a younger individual of a similar

weight.

9. Individuals with type 2 diabetes are encouraged

to implement lifestyle modifications that reduce

intakes of energy, saturated and trans fatty

acids, cholesterol, and sodium and to increase

physical activity in an effort to improve

glycemia, dyslipidemia, and blood pressure.

10. Have a routine for taking your medications. If

there is a chance that you can become confused

about when to take your medications, or that you

will miss a medication, consider getting a pill

box that is marked with the days of the week.

Fill the pill box at the beginning of each week

to make it easier for you to remember.

11. Keeping a medicine calendar/log book might help

you to remember if you have taken your

 medication.

12. Avoid activities that can injure the feet — Some

activities increase the risk of foot injury are

not recommemended including walking barefoot,

using a heating pad or hot water bottle on the

feet, and stepping into the bathtub before

testing the temperature.