The relationship between self-care activities, social support, and glycemic control in primary healthcare patients with type 2 diabetes.

Objective: Egyptian studies in assessing the relationship between diabetes self-care, social support, and glycemic control in primary healthcare (PHC) are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to assess this relationship, and to evaluate the associated factors of diabetes self-care, social support, and glycemic control in Egyptian PHC patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 320 T2DM patients at four PHC settings in Port Said city, affiliated with the General Authority of Healthcare.