Table 2.

frequency distribution of the studied diabetic patients according to their medical characteristics

Medical Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Duration of diabetes mellitus
< 5 years	7	17.5%
5 -10 years	11	27.5%
> 10 years	22	55%
Type of antidiabetic drugs
Metformin + Insulin	20	50%
Metformin + Sulfonylurea	15	37.5%
Metformin/ Sulfonylurea + DPP4	2	5%
Sulfonylurea only	2	5%
DPP4+ SGLT2	1	2.5%
Comorbidities/complications
Absent	11	27.5%
Present	29	72.5%
Neurological disease	26	65%
Hypercholesterolemia	19	47.5%
Eye disease	16	40%
Hypertension	14	35%
Thyroid disease	1	2.5%