exploring the determinants of diabetes’ self-care practices among the diabetics living in urban field practice area of medical college in hyderabad

Background: diabetes is a chronic disease, and among the adults, type ii diabetes is more common. in 2021, approximately 537 million adults between 20 to79 suffered from diabetes. diabetics who follow self-care practices can manage their blood glucose levels better, which in turn prevents the secondary complications. methods: this was a community-based and cross-sectional study performed in the urban field practice (uhc) area of a tertiary care medical college conducted on 110 type ii diabetics. the ‘summary of diabetes self-care activities’ questionnaire was used for data collection. results: mean age was 53 +/- 7.6, 70% of whom were females and 45.4% were lower-middle socio-economic status. 33% of the participants had uncontrolled diabetes. the majority of study subjects (68.2%) suffered from hypertension as a co-morbidity, followed by heart disease (10.9%), thyroid disease (10%), and hypercholestrolism (1.8%). 62.7% of the subjects showed treatment adherence for > 4 days/week. diabetics who had the disease for more than 5 years and followed a proper diet and adhered to treatment (> 4 d/week), showed a better control of glucose levels. conclusion: the findings of this study can be used to strengthen npcdcs program to bridge the knowledge gap regarding self-care among patients and caregivers.