Diabetes mellitus is a growing health problem in today's world. The disease is gradually growing to affect greater number of people. As we know diabetes is more of a lifestyle disease. It is very much influenced by the way we live, the habits we inculcate and the way we deal with the various aspects of our life. A lot of things have been said about lifestyle influence on the occurrence of this particular disease. Different ways of living can have different impact, some positive and some negative. More we take up healthy ideas and apply them to our daily living the healthier we shall be. Lifestyle modifications are usually the first intervention that is sought in the treatment and prevention of the disease unless there is an emergency or complication. Lifestyle means the way of our living. There are a lot of ways that affect diabetes but some of the important ones include diet, exercise, stress and our knowledge about the disease and its treatment and prevention.3 The findings of the study indicate that 57% of the participants possess a moderate level of knowledge, while 32% exhibit inadequate knowledge, and only 11% demonstrate adequate knowledge concerning lifestyle modifications to prevent diabetes. The overall mean score for knowledge assessment was 18.46, with a standard deviation of +4.65. Furthermore, the study assessed the association between knowledge levels and various socio-demographic variables, revealing no significant correlations with most factors such as age, gender, and education. However, a significant association was found between knowledge levels and years of experience as well as dietary patterns. This research highlights the critical need for enhanced educational interventions targeting lifestyle modifications to prevent diabetes among I.T employees, as well as the importance of considering demographic factors in health education strategies.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Lifestyle modification, Knowledge assessment, I.T employees, Diabetes prevention

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1. Sarah Wild, MB BCHIR, PHD1, Gojka Roglic, MD2. Global Prevalence of Diabetes: Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care 2004 MAY; vol. 27 no. 5 1047-1053Available Online http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/5/1047.full
2. Tomi Thomas, IMS. Health action, vol24 no.8 August 2011
3. http://voices.yahoo.com/lifestyle-modifications-diabetes-mellitus-2430768.html
4. K. Preventive and social medicine. Jabalpur: Banarasidas bhanol publishers; 2005.p. 311-315
5. Deccan herald 2011, Aug 5; 1
6. http://www.arogyaworld.org
7. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/global-diabetes/diabetes-in-india.html
8. http://www.medscape.com/dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v12i2.8419
9. V Mohan. Life style modification and physical activity help in preventing onset of diabetes, Health action; Aug 2011, 17-27 Available online http://www.chai-india.org
10. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025712510002063
11. Double whammy hits state health. Times of India 2011, Nov 10; Times city; 4
12. Guangwei Li, Ping Zhang, Jinping Wang, The Lancet, Volume 371, Issue 9626, 24-30 May 2008, Pages 1783-1789. Available online http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pil/so140673608607667
13. A Randomised trial of diabetes prevention through Lifestyle changes in India (D-CLIP); clinical trials. gov . Available online http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT01283308
14. Diet lifestyle modifications prevent diabetes.bastyrcenter for natural health. Available online: http://www.bastyrcenter.org/content/view/750/

Diabetes mellitus is a growing health problem in today's world. The disease is gradually growing to affect greater number of people. As we know diabetes is more of a lifestyle disease. It is very much influenced by the way we live, the habits we inculcate and the way we deal with the various aspects of our life. A lot of things have been said about lifestyle influence on the occurrence of this particular disease. Different ways of living can have different impact, some positive and some negative. More we take up healthy ideas and apply them to our daily living the healthier we shall be. Lifestyle modifications are usually the first intervention that is sought in the treatment and prevention of the disease unless there is an emergency or complication. Lifestyle means the way of our living. There are a lot of ways that affect diabetes but some of the important ones include diet, exercise, stress and our knowledge about the disease and its treatment and prevention.3 The findings of the study indicate that 57% of the participants possess a moderate level of knowledge, while 32% exhibit inadequate knowledge, and only 11% demonstrate adequate knowledge concerning lifestyle modifications to prevent diabetes. The overall mean score for knowledge assessment was 18.46, with a standard deviation of +4.65. Furthermore, the study assessed the association between knowledge levels and various socio-demographic variables, revealing no significant correlations with most factors such as age, gender, and education. However, a significant association was found between knowledge levels and years of experience as well as dietary patterns. This research highlights the critical need for enhanced educational interventions targeting lifestyle modifications to prevent diabetes among I.T employees, as well as the importance of considering demographic factors in health education strategies.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Lifestyle modification, Knowledge assessment, I.T employees, Diabetes prevention

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1. Sarah Wild, MB BCHIR, PHD1, Gojka Roglic, MD2. Global Prevalence of Diabetes: Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030. Diabetes Care 2004 MAY; vol. 27 no. 5 1047-1053Available Online http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/5/1047.full
2. Tomi Thomas, IMS. Health action, vol24 no.8 August 2011
3. http://voices.yahoo.com/lifestyle-modifications-diabetes-mellitus-2430768.html
4. K. Preventive and social medicine. Jabalpur: Banarasidas bhanol publishers; 2005.p. 311-315
5. Deccan herald 2011, Aug 5; 1
6. http://www.arogyaworld.org
7. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/global-diabetes/diabetes-in-india.html
8. http://www.medscape.com/dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v12i2.8419
9. V Mohan. Life style modification and physical activity help in preventing onset of diabetes, Health action; Aug 2011, 17-27 Available online http://www.chai-india.org
10. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025712510002063
11. Double whammy hits state health. Times of India 2011, Nov 10; Times city; 4
12. Guangwei Li, Ping Zhang, Jinping Wang, The Lancet, Volume 371, Issue 9626, 24-30 May 2008, Pages 1783-1789. Available online http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pil/so140673608607667
13. A Randomised trial of diabetes prevention through Lifestyle changes in India (D-CLIP); clinical trials. gov . Available online http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT01283308
14. Diet lifestyle modifications prevent diabetes.bastyrcenter for natural health. Available online: http://www.bastyrcenter.org/content/view/750/