Across the globe, diabetes caused 1.5 million deaths in 2012 and higher-than-optimal blood glucose caused an additional 2.2 million deaths by increasing the risks of cardiovascular and other diseases. Evidence suggests that many of these deaths (43%) occur prematurely, before the age of 70 years, and are largely...

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, person-centred form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change.¹ Clients come to registered dietitians looking to change habits so dietitians need to have the skills to listen and evoke change. 

With the client at the centre, dietitians can...