• Joud S Almutairi, Turky H Almigbal, Hiba Y Alruhaim, Muhammad H Mujammami, Turki A AlMogbel, Abdullah M Alshahrani, Abdullah M Al Zahrani, Mohammed A Batais, and Shaffi A Shaik.
• From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Almutairi, Almigbal, Alruhaim, Batais, Ahamed); from the Department of Medicine (Mujammami), Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, College of Medicine, King Saud University, from the College of Medicine (Almigbal), Alfarabi College, Riyadh, from the Diabetes Centre (AlMogbel), King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, from the Department of Family Medicine (Alshahrani), College of Medicine, Bisha University, Bisha, and from the Department of Family Medicine (Al Zahrani), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Med J. 2022 Mar 1; 43 (3): 291-300.

ObjectivesTo measure the self-awareness of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) prevalence among type 2 diabetic Saudi patients and its association with glycemic control, thereby identifying those factors that might affect their glycemic control.MethodsThis multicenter study was carried out in outpatients' diabetes clinics in tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, Qassim, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The data was collected using questionnaires. The subject's self-awareness on the HbA1c test was assessed based on the combined score of 4 questions. The latest HbA1c result before the time of data collection was obtained from medical records. Data was analyzed using bivariate and multivariate statistical methods.ResultsThe prevalence of HbA1c self-awareness was approximately 44.5%. A total of 4 participants characteristics (glycemic control, education level, monthly income and number of follow-up visits) were associated with awareness of HbA1c. Whereas for better glycemic control; type of treatment, duration of diabetes, and self-awareness of HbA1c were independently statistically significantly associated.ConclusionThere is a positive association between HbA1c self-awareness and glycemic control. Glycemic control was good among those who were educated on the meaning of the test, their levels, and their target goal. Awareness among health care providers regarding the role of the patient's education regarding their condition might help in providing the patient with optimal care. Further studies with different experimental designs are needed to study this association, which will contribute to the development of a structured educational program.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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