Table 2

Sr. No	Variable	Category	Frequency
Sr. No	Variable	Category	NO	%
1	Age in which diabetes mellitus (DM) start	25-39 years	114	38.0
		40-54 years	122	40.7
		55-69 years	64	21.3
2	Duration of DM	less than 5 years	207	69.0
		6-10 years	59	19.7
		11 and above years	34	11.3
3	Family History of DM	No	232	77.3
3	Family History of DM	Yes	68	22.7
4	Treatment intensity	Oral hypoglycemic agent	124	41.3
4	Treatment intensity	Insulin therapy	176	58.7
5	Currently do you haveglucometry at home	No	256	85.3
5	Currently do you haveglucometry at home	Yes	44	14.7
6	Diabetes Complication	No	262	87.3
6	Diabetes Complication	Yes	38	12.7
7	Diabetes knowledge level	Poor Knowledge	168	56.0
7	Diabetes knowledge level	Good knowledge	132	44.0

Table 2: Health status and diabetes knowledge data of respondents study done in Ayder referral and Mekelle hospitals, 2012/13 (N=300)