Assessment of Type II Diabetic Patients’ Disease knowledge on the Outcome of Glycosylated Hemoglobin among Iraqi Patients

Objective: To inspect the diabetes knowledge could affect HbA1c levels in people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus Study Design: Observational / cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the National Diabetes Center in Baghdad, Iraq from 1st February 2022 to 31st July 2022. Methods: A total of 380 patients were enrolled. Demographic and recent HbA1clevels of the patients were obtained the knowledge about diabetes mellitus was assessed. Results: The mean value of knowledge was 6.1. The majority of the patients displayed satisfactory knowledge related to appropriate diabetic food (the carbohydrate content of food), the reliable glucose measuring method, cause of hypoglycemia, importance of regular exercising, complications of diabetes, and right method of foot care. While there was no correlation between diabetes knowledge and age, duration of the disease, gender and HbA1c and a significant negative correlation with the body mass index. Conclusion: There was no significant association between patients' disease knowledge and glycemic control in type II diabetes mellitus.