at increased risk of developing T2DM as well as being a male (ADA, 2017). incidence of DM in the younger age group (15\— 30 years), which is characteristic of T2DM 10n — modifiable risk factors (Ley et al., 2015) (Figure 1). Asians, Hispanics and Africans are Factors that are associated with the development of T2DM are stratified into modifiable and Figure 2: Estimated total number of adults (20-79 years) living with diabetes, 2017 (IDF, 2017) years (IDF, 2017). Mortality due to diabetes is 1.6 times higher in men than women in Africa Figure 3: The distribution of participants by age (n=150) Figure 5: The distribution of participants according to body mass index category obese, respectively. % are row percentages Table 1: The frequencies of employment status against monthly income among participants 4.3 Access to diabetes care physical activities at work. For participants involved in vigorous intensity work the median Recreational physical activity walking for at least 10 mins continuously) as part of their usual work (Table 4). Thirty-eighi time consumed in these activities per week was 75 minutes (IQR 60 — 120). A total of 1 A total of 41 (27.5%) and 96 (64.4%) participants out of 149 participants performed vigorous Figure 8: The availability of infrastructure for physical activity for participants (n=149) Figure 9: The distribution of participants according to a preferred mode of transport 13). There were no current smokers in the study, that is, all the participant were non-smokers. levels below 7% and 57 (38.0%) with values equal to or more than 7% (Figure 14). Twenty one (14%) of 150 participants indicated that they had ever smoked in their life (Figure significant differences were observed for the categories of HbAic as well as the remaining Table 9: Challenges that are faced by T2DM patients in conforming to a healthy lifestyle eventually patients are skilled and equipped to teach one each other. Research Office, New Arts Building, C-Block, Top Floor, Room 28
