Table 3.
Methods to monitor success of advice given
| Self-regulation techniques |
| • Self-weighing, waist circumference measurements, or both |
| • The level of attendance to the clinic can be used as an indicator of commitment |
| Objective methods |
| • Changes in the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity undertaken, assessed with exercise questionnaires |
| • Changes in dietary intake, monitored with food records |
| • Changes in weight, waist circumference, or BMI |
| • Changes in the fasting plasma glucose or HbA1c will be used to monitor glycemic control |
Note: Data taken from the 2012 NICE guidelines.30
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.