Type 2 diabetesmellitus (T2DM) is a global epidemic that contributes to a significant burden of disease worldwide [1]. The rapid increase in T2DM prevalence over the past few decades [2] has led to the projection of 592 million patients by 2035 [1]. Improvements in metabolic control, mediated by healthy lifestyle behaviours, including physical and healthy diet activity,play an important role in managing T2DM by preventing and delaying disease progression to cardiovascular complications.