Results: Rates of patients understanding knowledge about blood glucose index and knowing how to treat hypoglycemia was 92.5% and 97.5% respectively; Understanding the causes of hypoglycemia: 91.5%; Understanding the effects of tobacco on diabetes: 81%; The highest knowledge of the patients was the complications of retinopathy and cardiovascular disease and other complications accounted for 85%, 82% and 75 - 80% respectively; 82, 5% of patients complied with their diets.