Table 3.

Perceived Barriers influencing adherence to the recommended diet

Barriers	%
Lack of knowledge/lack of diet education	87
Unable to afford Cost of the recommended diet	78
Don’t believe diet can control blood glucose	67
Lack of Appetite for recommended diet	17
Unable to remember the recommended diet	57
It takes too long to cook recommended diet	21
The difficulty of adhering to the recommended diet during social or work events	39
Stress	46
Other	12

NB: more than one answer is possible for the above questions