Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding diabetes mellitus type 2 among people with diabetes visiting outpatient department of Taluka Hospital, Miro Khan, Sindh

A cross-sectional survey was carried out from March 2018 to November 2018 to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices about diabetes mellitus type 2 among people with diabetes visiting the outpatient department of Taluka Hospital, Miro Khan, Sindh. Data was collected by using a pre-tested questionnaire and analysed on statistical package for social sciences version 20. Almost all the participants knew that diabetes is marked by high blood glucose, 261 (68.0%) knew that sweating is a symptom of low blood glucose, 198 (51.6%) were aware that hypoglycaemia is more dangerous than hyperglycaemia, 310 (80.7%) knew that positive family history of diabetes is a predisposing factor for diabetes mellitus type 2, 196 (51.0%) thought that one should not avoid administration of insulin when needed, 131 (34.0%) used sugar substitutes in their diet whereas 153 (39.8%) used to exercise daily. Mass awareness programmes by the public sector and targeted counselling by healthcare providers are suggested as means for improving the practices of people with diabetes mellitus.