Table 3.
Patients' Diabetes Knowledge and Behaviors
| Knowledge | n/N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Did not understand well | ||
| Diabetes complications | 215/923 | 24 |
| How to take medications | 99/923 | 10 |
| How to control blood sugar levels | 172/925 | 19 |
| How much to eat and drink | 225/929 | 25 |
| How to shop and cook for diabetic diet | 349/902 | 39 |
| What target blood sugar should be | 241/923 | 26 |
| How to control weight | 247/926 | 19 |
| Importance of exercise | 211/932 | 23 |
| Diabetes-related utilization | ||
| ER/urgent care visit in past year for diabetes | 216/910 | 24 |
| Nutritionist visit in past year | 429/911 | 47 |
| Eye exam in past year | 700/915 | 77 |
| Foot exam in past year | 736/910 | 81 |
| Diabetes-related self-management behaviors | ||
| Checks blood sugar <1×/week | 270/922 | 29 |
| Rarely/never changes diet or exercise based on blood sugar | 426/726 | 59 |
| Walked <30 min in past week | 171/922 | 19 |
| Examines feet less than daily | 415/922 | 29 |
| Rarely/never changes diabetes medicine dose based on blood sugar | 610/727 | 84 |
| Rarely/never changes insulin dose based on blood sugar | 250/318 | 79 |