Contemporary clinical guidelines endorsed that glycemic control is the ultimate goal in the management patients with diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of glycemic control and to identify predictors of poor glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes T2D. A cross-sectional study was conducted among systematically selected diabetic patients.
Binary logistic regression analyses were performed and analyzed using SPSS version Nearly four in five Poor glycemic control was found in Being female gender, having greater body mass index and low medication adherence was significantly associated with poor glycemic control.
In conclusion, the overall aspects of glycemic control level of patients were far from the standards. Being female, greater body mass index and poor medication adherence were predictors of poor glycemic control. In response to this finding, an aggressive intervention that targets in improving the glycemic control is required. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia due to a deficiency in insulin secretion, insulin action or both [ 1 , 2 , 3 ].
Diabetes is one of the leading health problems of this century. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes T2D is increasing over time. Likewise, the prevalence of people living with diabetes in Ethiopia is substantially increased from time to time.
Thus, increased from 3. Glycemic control is the ultimate goal of management of diabetes [ 2 , 6 ]. Adequate glycemic control helps to reduce or delay the burden of diabetes complications [ 7 ]. According to the International Diabetes Federation and the American Diabetes Association guidelines, glycated hemoglobin HgA1c value is the most recommended monitoring parameter for appropriate glycemic control status. Many studies reveal an association between HgA1c values and diabetes complications.
