3.2.1. Diabetes-related nutritional knowledge
The average correct-response rate of diabetes-related nutritional
knowledge was 68%, which was higher than the rates for obesity- and
CVD-related diets.More than 90% of the respondents knewthat fruit could
be consumed by diabetic patients. However, about 40% of the subjects
were not aware that animal fat should be restricted for these patients.
Although 96% of the participants knew that carbohydrates should be
restricted, about 70% of nurses did not know that complex carbohydrates,
unlike honey and sugar, do not have to be restricted (Table 3).