Hady Al-RihaniAhmed Ridwan2018-09-242018-09-242018-05-16Hady Al-Rihani. Inherited and environmental factors increasing diabetes mellitus type 2 risk in KNMU international students / Hady Al-Rihani, Ahmed Ridwan // Фізіологія – медицині, фармації та педагогіці: актуальні проблеми та сучасні досягнення : V Всеукраїнська наукова конференція студентів та молодих вчених з фізіології з міжнародною участю, Харків, 16 травня 2018 р. / ред. колегія: Д. І. Маракушин [та ін.]. – Харків, 2018. – С. 16.https://repo.knmu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/20401Globally, as of 2015 it was estimated that there were 392 million people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) making up about 90% of diabetes cases, which is the equivalent to about 6% of the world's population. Mortality rate of DM2 in the UK is 24.8% in the year 2011. It has been known that genetics is the most influential factor that directly affects our bodies and health especially concerning the development of DM2, but isn’t the only player in this biochemical game (Khunti K. et al., 2018). The recent studies concluded that the diet, especially carbohydrates, along with other factors such as BMI, lifestyle, physical activity and awareness to the disease are as crucial as the diet in affecting the risk for DM2 progression (Ray K.K. et al., 2009; de Pablos-Velasco P., 2014; Inzucchi S.E. et al, 2015; Seib C. et al., 2018). Aim: Based on the mentioned facts, the aim of our study was to highlight the environmental factors that may increase the risk of DM2 developing in KNMU international students. We focused on the dietary preferences (carbohydrates, fats or proteins) of students and their awareness about blood glucose level for assessment of the DM2 probability.Present research found out the dependence between factors of lifestyle and risk of DM2 development in 1st, 2nd and 4th years international KNMU students. 1. Most of students (80%) with the above normal BMI had prevalence of fats and carbohydrates in their diet. 2. Carbohydrate and fat diets (55.5% and 33.0%) were seen in students with high risk of DM2 development, and absent in low risk students who preferred protein diet. 3. KNMU medical students had very low awareness concerning their risks of DM2 development. 4. It may be recommended to introduce elective courses for medical students of 1st year to improve their knowledge of healthy diet and nutrition as well as other risk factors of DM2 development. The informing of student about their blood sugar result during the yearly medical checkups may be beneficial for increasing awareness and alertness toward DM2.endiabetes mellitus type 2environmental factorsinherited factorsinternational studentsThesis