Variables Count Percent Does he/she know when go to hypoglycemia? Yes 81 79.4 No 21 20.6 Does he/she know when go to hyperglycemia? yes 79 77.5 No 23 22.5 Does he/she take balanced diet Yes 60 58.8 No 42 41.2 Follow up of diabetic clinic Yes 52 51 No 50 49 Make physical exercise Yes 51 50 No 51 50 Test his/her blood sugar regularly Yes 85 83.3 No 17 16.7 Is he/she adhere to medications? Yes 95 93.1 No 7 6.86 If he/she was not adhering to the medication, what was the reason? Lack of information 2 28.6 hate to take life long 1 14.3 got no improvement 2 28.6 Economical reason 1 14.3

Table 3: Type 2 diabetes patients’ responses to the self-care management questions at Ambo hospital, chronic care follow up clinic, Ambo, Ethiopia; 2014