Table 2.

Family and social history and Diabetes-associated complications of the participants at baseline (n = 110).

	Variables	Responses	N	%
Family history in first-degree relatives	Diabetes	Yes	73	66.4
		No	37	33.6
	Hypertension	Yes	57	51.8
		No	53	48.2
	Dyslipidemia	Yes	38	34.5
		No	72	65.5
Social history	Alcohol	Never	104	94.5
		I stopped	6	5.5
	Smoking	Never	99	90.0
		I stopped	11	10.0
Complications	History of renal diseases	–	8	7.3
	History of cardiac diseases	–	13	11.8
	Episodes of recurrent hyper or/and hypoglycemia	–	63	57.3
	Tooth decay	–	78	70.9
	Peripheral neuropathy	–	59	53.6
	Retinopathy	–	65	59.1

Cig: cigarette.

Cardiac problems: Ischemic heart diseases, heart failure, heart valves replacement, stroke, TIA, atherosclerosis.

Renal problems: renal stones, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney diseases, benign prostatic hyperplasia.