A plant-based dietary approach to the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africa: short communication of a multiple-case study

Figures & data

Table 1: Participant demographics

Case (participant [PT])	Gender	Assigned physician (doctor [DR])	Residence	Province
1	Male	1	Cape Town	Western Cape
2	Female	1	Nyanga	Western Cape
3	Male	3	Sandton	Gauteng
4	Female	3	Kempton Park	Gauteng
5	Female	1	Bonteheuwel	Western Cape
6	Female	2	Hammanskraal	Gauteng
7	Female	1	Napier	Mpumalanga
8	Male	4	Cape Town	Western Cape
9	Female	1	Imizamo Yethu	Western Cape
10	Male	1	Springs	Gauteng

Table 2: Theme descriptions of the plant-based dietary approach

Individual factors	What were the attitudes and health outcomes of participants?
Interpersonal factors	How did it impact close relationships of the participants?
Organisational factors	How did the participants and physicians experience the implementation?
Community factors	How did it fit into the South African sociocultural context?
Health system factors	How did it fit into the South African public health system?

Table 3: Participants’ glycated Hb (HbA1c) and estimated average glucose (eAG) trends before, during and after the 21-day Diabetes Reversal Challenge

Case	Day of challenge	HbA1c (%)	eAG (mmol/l)
1	−3	6.3	7.4
	13	6.2	7.3
2	1	8.7	11.2
	20	7.1	8.7
3	10	9.7	12.8
	27	9.1	11.9
	35	8.9	11.6
4	−1	10.1	8.3
	12	10	13.3
	26	9.4	12.4
	77	8.2	10.4
5	0	6.2	7.3
	13	6.1	7.1
	21	6.1	7.1
8	−1	11.7	16
	13	10.7	14.4
	21	10.9	14.7
9	1	13	18.1
	12	11.6	15.9
	21	10.7	14.4

Figure 1: A socio-ecological model of a plant-based dietary approach for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africa