Diabetes in India Nutrition Guidelines Study (DINGS)

Inclusion Criteria

• •RD and Indian ICC CDE RD
• •Active practice (at least two years post-professional degree), with enough newly diagnosed type 2 DM patients or patients not seen by an RD for the previous year, to be able to recruit four to six of them into the study each week
• •* Work in an Diabetes centers and hospital diabetes outpatient or private practice with diabetologist to provide medical oversight for study
• •* Have written approval from immediate supervisor and diabetologist indicating that MNT visits can be provided without cost to research study in accordance with ADA EBNPG and data collection can be accommodated.
• •* Have computer and internet access. Minimum requirements are Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 with 1024 x 768 screen resolution in 256 colors. The browser must be enabled for Java, JavaScript and cookies
• •* Have stable internet connection (no prolonged periods without or frequent disruptions in internet service
• •* Have land phone line and faxing capabilities
• •* Able to provide data documentation electronically or in a paper format
• •* Obtain approval from their facility's Independent Ethics Committee (equivalent to US Institutional Review Board) for participation in the study (if required by the institution)
• •* Able to adjust the institution's habitual counseling session schedule and duration as required by the study protocol
• •* Commit to attendance during the full course of face to face training for three days (including part of a weekend), to be held at Chennai, India, and participate in the Webinars and conference calls
• •Patient Participant
• •Must be over 19 years of age
• •Must have medical diagnosis for treatment of type 2 DM,
• •Patient must agree to return for follow-up visits (or data collection visit) during the 12 months study period
• •Not seen by RD for one year prior to being recruited to the study