Iranian Patients Require More Pertinent Care to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Complications

Table 2

Route of diagnosis and received health care amongst the studied type 2 diabetic patients.

Variables	Number (%)
	Male	Female	Total
Route of diabetes diagnosis
Inactive: in a physician visit	63 (92.6)	158 (95.2)	221 (94.5)
Active: in the health care system screenings	5 (7.4)	8 (4.8)	13 (5.5)
Type of health cares received by the study participants
Self-care training courses	11 (16.2)	4 (2.4)	15 (6.4)
Nutritional educations	21 (30.9)	11 (6.6)	32 (13.7)
Regular use of glucometer	26 (38.2)	104 (62.7)	130 (55.6)
Periodic checkups for complications	12 (17.6)	13 (7.8)	25 (10.7)
Current use of medications	45 (66.2)	71 (42.8)	116 (49.5)