Knowledge items

No.

%

Can you have diabetes and not know it?

Yes

70

20.6%

No

159

46.9%

I don’t know

110

32.4%

Complications poorly controlled for DM

Coronary artery disease

199

70.6%

Strokes

162

57.4%

Peripheral vascular disease

198

70.2%

Neuropathy

215

76.2%

Eye disease

255

90.4%

Nephropathy

223

79.1%

How do you think diabetes can affect the eyes?

No idea

38

11.2%

It doesn’t affect the eyes at all

10

2.9%

Affects vision

180

53.1%

Affects your glasses prescription

53

15.6%

Can make you blind

126

37.2%

Affects the health of the eyes

131

38.6%

Retina is the main part of the eyes that is damaged due to diabetes

191

56.3%

Others

2

0.6%

Children with diabetes also have a risk of developing eye complications

Yes

266

78.5%

No

21

6.2%

I don’t know

52

15.3%

Diabetic patient needs to have an eye checkup when his/her blood sugar level is well-controlled?

Yes

255

75.2%

No

51

15.0%

I don’t know

33

9.7%

Diabetic patient needs to have an eye checkup when his/her blood sugar level is poorly controlled

Yes

306

90.3%

No

11

3.2%

I don’t know

22

6.5%

How often should persons with diabetes get their eyes tested, if their diabetes is stable?

Only if their vision changes

48

14.2%

Every three months

65

19.2%

Every six months

92

27.1%

Every one year

75

22.1%

Every two years

5

1.5%

I don’t know

54

15.9%

treatments available for diabetic retinopathy

Good control of diabetes alone is adequate

161

47.5%

Laser treatments

110

32.4%

Surgery

67

19.8%

I don’t know

128

37.8%