Title
Medical nutrition therapy in impaired glucose tolerance: A non-pharmacological strategy
Authors
Sachin Parmar 1, Shruti Sethia2, Priyaranjan Singh3,*, Soumitra Sethia4, Admira Fernandes3, Shreyash Dwivedi3, Durga Ahuja3, Souryakant Varandani5 & Sapna Jain6
Affiliation
1Department of Community Medicine, V.K.S. Government Medical College, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Pediatrics, Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of Community Medicine, NandKumar Singh Chauhan Medical College Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Community Medicine, Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; 5Department of Pharmacology, NandKumar Singh Chauhan Medical College Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 6Private Consultant, Vijay Naturopathy Center, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Sachin Parmar - E-mail: dr.sachinparmar@gmail.com
Soumitra Sethia - E-mail: drsoumitrasethia@gmail.com
Shruti Sethia - E-mail: Shrutidr29@gmail.com
Durga Ahuja - E-mail: durgaahuja1@gmail.com
Admira Fernandes - E-mail: dradmira789@gmail.com
Priya Ranjan Singh - E-mail: priye.india@gmail.com
Shreyash Dwivedi - E-mail: drshreyashdwivedi11@gmail.com
Souryakant Varandani - E-mail: souryakantv@gmail.com
Sapna Jain - E-mail: jainsapna539@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2026; Revised May 31, 2026; Accepted May 31, 2026, Published May 31, 2026
Abstract
Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) carries a significant risk of progression to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, yet structured nutritional interventions remain underutilized in Indian clinical settings. This is an interventional study at NSC GMC Khandwa on the efficacy of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in regulating the blood sugar level of 100 adult patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT). The subjects were treated to a three month custom made MNT program which included systematic dietary consultation as well as individualized calorie schemes with regards to the level of occupational activity. The results of post intervention tests showed that dietary compliance (8 to 46), regular exercise (16 to 34) and caloric awareness (44 to 71) have improved significantly. As a result, the percentage of patients who were rated as being high-risk according to the random blood glucose levels reduced drastically, by 54 to 32. Thus, we show that structured MNT is effective to alter the lifestyle behaviour and is effective in the reduction of glycemic risk among prediabetic population.
Keywords
Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT); medical nutrition therapy (MNT); prediabetes
Citation
Parmar et al. Bioinformation 22(5): 3192-3196 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
