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The purpose of this study was to find out if support of family members will help people with diabetes (in Lagos Metropolis) to adhere to diet regimen in managing diabetes. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were tested on presence of family, diabetes knowledge of family and family involvement. A total of 120 people with diabetes were surveyed using a self-developed structured and validated questionnaire from the three tiers of health facilities in Lagos metropolis. The reliability of the instrument was determined as 0.81 using a Test Re-test method of reliability. The findings of this study are that living with a family member, family members' knowledge and family involvement will affect people with diabetes adherence to diet regimen. The study recommended that scaling up diabetes programmes, encouraging families of people with diabetes to attend clinics and establishing a functional diabetes group should be advocated. I. Introduction Non-communicable diseases now constitute the leading cause of global disease burden in most countries of the world. The most devastating of these groups of diseases is diabetes mellitus. Apart from its rapid increase in prevalence, diabetes mellitus has the ability to predispose people to the non-communicable diseases. Complications arising from diabetes according to the International Diabetes Federation (2003) include; coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease,stroke, diabetic neuropathy, amputations, renal failure and blindness. The same body estimated that approximately, 246 million people in the age range 20-79 had diabetes in 2007. It is estimated that by 2025, this figure will increase to 380 million or 7.1% of the adult population. Focusing on Nigeria, the International Diabetes Federation (2009) projected an estimated prevalence of 5.5% by 2030. This should be a matter of concern as our poor attitude to preventive measures and inadequate medical facilities.

Family Support as Predictor of Adhernce to Diet Regimen among People with Type II Diabetes in Lagos State