Knowledge about Diabetes and Glycemic Control among Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Information from patients’ records.

Variables	Percentage
Treatment type
Dietary intervention	5.0%
Oral medication	44.8%
Insulin therapy	13.8%
Both oral and insulin therapy	36.4%
Sought diabetes education
Yes	71.3%
No	28.7%
Year since diagnosis (median years since )
≤5 years	26.8%
6-15 years	46.0%
16–30 years	24.7%
>30 years	2.5%
Hb1AC levels ()
Good control: <7.0%	14.0%
Moderate control: 7.0–8.5%	1.8%
Poor control: >8.5%	53.3%