Dinithi Vidanage

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University · Nursing and Midwifery

Background Energy homeostasis plays a vital role in achieving glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Exercise is known to increase energy expenditure. However, its role in energy intake has not been explored in people with T2DM. Thus, this study aimed at determining the impact of long-term aerobic and combined exercises in...

Exercise, taste, appetite, and diabetes

Background: The link between sweet taste perception and carbohydrate intake in diabetics who perform regular combined exercises has not been explored. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed at determining the impact of combined exercises on taste perception for sucrose and carbohydrate intake in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and...

Background Regular exercise is a key element in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although the importance of regular exercises on glycemic control in people with diabetes is studied extensively, evidence is lacking on its impact on sweet taste perception. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the impact of aerobic exercises...

Regular exercises, appetite, Type 2 diabetes

The action or practices of taking someone else's work or idea and passing it off as one's own is called plagiarism. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices on Plagiarism, among law undergraduates of Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). An online questionnaire that consisted of four parts; socio-demographic data, knowledge, at...

Introduction: Taste sensitivity plays a vital role in determining food preferences. Evidence suggests that patients with diabetes are less sensitive to sweet taste. Increased sugar consumption due to low sensitivity adversely affect the glycemic control in Type 2Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Although the factors associated with taste sensitivity have b...

Exercises increase insulin sensitivity and energy expenditure in T2DM patients. The effects of regular exercises on appetite regulation and food intake are less known in T2DM. Thus, understanding the impact of regular exercises on hunger, satiety and food intake is important in diabetic management. Seventy-two diabetics were randomly assigned into...

The action or practices of taking someone else's work or idea and passing it off as one's own is called plagiarism. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices on Plagiarism, among law undergraduates of Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). An online questionnaire that consisted of four parts; socio-demographic data, knowledge, at...

Diabetes, Exercise and taste perception

Child Nutrition

Glycemic control and taste in type 2 diabetics

Nursing undergraduates are essential to practice clinical procedures during their training at teaching hospitals. While improving hands-on skills, the students carry a risk of sharps injuries exposing them to blood-borne infections. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate on needle stick injuries and Hepatitis B vaccination status amon...

Awareness of mother's regarding management of acute diarrhoea in children under five years at five selected secondary and tertiary hospitals in Sri Lanka.

Nurses' knowledge on urine specimen collection and storage for laboratory testing at a selected hospital in Colombo District, Sri Lanka.

Taste perception of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Taste perception of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus