Table 3.

Changes in eating and exercise behaviors during the COVID‐19 pandemic among patients with diabetes

	Decreased (%)	Unchanged (%)	Increased (%)
Dietary intake (n = 314)
Carbohydrates	12.7	72.0	15.3
Sodium	9.2	83.4	7.3
Meat	9.9	80.5	9.6
Fish	10.5	79.9	9.6
Vegetables	6.4	77.0	16.6
Fruits	9.3	69.6	21.2
Sweets	15.9	56.4	27.7
Snacks	17.5	57.6	24.8
Eating out/banquets	71.1	26.3	2.6
Cooking for myself	4.9	73.4	21.7
Convenience store lunch/home delivery meal	17.8	60.9	21.2
Adding milk/sugar to coffee/tea	15.3	77.6	7.1
Physical activity (n = 303)	42.1	51.6	6.3
Exercise (n = 288)	42.4	47.2	10.3