Table 3.

Participants reason for noncompliance to diet (n = 81).

I could not comply with my dietary recommendations because	Agree (%)	Disagree (%)
I don't have knowledge on healthy options for diabetic patients	79.0	21.0
Nobody motivates me to eat healthy diet	35.8	64.2
I don't like to eat my recommended diet	74.1	25.9
I have no knowledge on how to cook/buy diet healthy for diabetic patients	63.0	37.1
I can't eat/buy healthy food easily	41.9	58.0
Healthy diet recommended to me is expensive	56.8	43.2
I am very busy with work and don't have time to buy/cook healthy diet	42.0	58.0
I am very busy with family commitments and don't have time to buy/cook healthy options	28.4	71.6