Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part A (2024)

Inadequate regulation of blood glucose levels results in diabetes mellitus (DM). Among its many subclassifications are type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes, newborn diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), and steroid-induced diabetes. Although both type 1 and type 2 DM subtypes can cause hyperglycemia, they differ in their origin, presentation, and course of treatment. This observational study was performed at a medical center, and an online questionnaire was sent to the patients and also random patients and some relatives in the hospital ward. Randomly select diabetic patients who will attend Imam Hassan medical center for Endocrine and diabetes mellitus, Kerbala. Information will fill in the designed questionnaire. 100 participants were included in this study. Females made up 62%, the majority of participants were 20-29 years old (43%). Regarding the educational level, those who were in college and had bachelors and above were (63%). The majority of participants were unemployed (51%), and those who lived in urban areas was (79%). The result showed that participants had good knowledge. Also, the findings indicated that participants had a moderate mean of attitude and practice. The study's findings demonstrated that patients' attitudes, practices, and understanding on T2DM are inadequate. The mean of 0.72 indicated that all participants had good knowledge levels. Attitude and practice of participants among DM in this study were moderate with a mean (0, 59, 0.63).