DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2025.v13i01.024

Pages: 148-153

Background of the Study: Type II Diabetes is an impairment in the way the body regulates and uses sugar (glucose) as a fuel. This long-term (chronic) condition results in too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems. Aim: The aim of the study was a study to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of micro and macrovascular complications of Type II Diabetes mellitus among the patients attending the diabetic club of BVVS HSK Hospital and research center, Bagalkot with a view to prepare an information guide sheet. Methodology: This was non experimental descriptive research design. The population involved in this study was the Type II Diabetes mellitus patients who are attending the diabetic club of BVVS HSK Hospital and Research Center, Navanagar, Bagalkot and 80 subjects were selected using convenient sampling technique for the study. Data was collected from internet, review of literature, journals, articles and discussing with guide and subject experts. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The research hypothesis H2 “There will be significant association between the level of knowledge and selected socio-demographic variables” as stated by the investigator earlier was rejected in the case of demographic variable religion and accepted in the case of other socio-demographic variables such as age, gender, educational status, type of family, residential background, diet and habit. Conclusion: The knowledge scores of the study shows that maximum of type II diabetes mellitus patients had in-adequate knowledge level, moderate type II diabetes mellitus had satisfactory knowledge and minimum type II diabetes mellitus patients were had adequate knowledge out of the selected sample of Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients. There was a significant association between the level of knowledge and almost all the selected ....