Background There has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with
metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of …

Aims To determine diabetes patient's adherence to five self‐care behaviours (diet, exercise;
medication, self‐monitoring of blood glucose [SMBG] and foot care) in low‐and middle …

Background Self-care practices in diabetes patients are crucial to keep the illness under
control and prevent complications. Effective management of diabetes will be a difficult task …

Background Self-management of diabetes is associated with glycaemic control and
adherence to medication and healthy lifestyle practices. There is lack of information on the …

Background Diabetes often coexists with other medical conditions and is a contributing
cause of death in 88% of people who have it. The study aimed at evaluating medication …

Modernization of society from a rural, hunter-gatherer setting into an urban and industrial
habitat, with the associated dietary changes, has led to an increased prevalence of …

Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem associated
with distress. T2DM can affect health outcomes and adherence to medications. Little is …

Background Self-management is vital to the control of diabetes. This study aims to assess
the diabetes self-care behaviours of patients attending two tertiary hospitals in Gauteng …

Introduction Diabetes is largely a self-managed disease; thus, care outcomes are closely
linked to self-management behaviours. Structured self-management education (DSME) …

Background: There is an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) globally and
countries in Sub Sahara Africa, such as Ghana are contending with the epidemic. The main …