31Dec 2016

ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS TOWARDS THE CONTROL OF HBA1C AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS IN KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (KKUH), RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

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Conclusion: our study showed that type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Saudi Arabia have an average amount of knowledge about required lifestyle changes. Attitude to lifestyle changes was extremely good in almost all cases, however exercise among most study individuals turned out to be not so good. This indicates a lack of will-power for the correct implementation of their knowledge and attitude. As for HbA1c, levels in the vast majority of cases showed poor control on the disease.

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[Sulaiman A. Al Shammari, Abdullah K. Alsufyani, Tareq M. Aljurf, Abdullah S. Alkhuraiji, Nasser S. Alsaleh and Mohammed R. Aldhaheri. (2016); ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS TOWARDS THE CONTROL OF HBA1C AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS IN KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (KKUH), RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 1797-1803] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Abdullah S. Alkhuraiji

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2584      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2584

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