Table 3: Medication related and life style related characteristics among T2DM patient’s in Mettu Karl Referral Hospital, South-western, Ethiopia, 2021.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Duration of treatment	1-4 years	62	50.8
	5-10 years	43	35.2
	> 10 years	17	13.9
Drug regimen	Oral hypoglycemic agents	87	71.3
Drug regimen	Oral hypoglycemic agents + Insulin	35	28.7
Type of DM drugs	Metformin	41	33.6
	Glibenclamide and metformin	19	15.6
	Glibenclamide	17	13.9
	Metformin and NPH insulin	34	27.9
	Metformin + Glibenclamide + insulin	11	9.0
Numbers of drugs taken	≤ 2 drugs	77	63.1
Numbers of drugs taken	> 2 drugs	45	36.9
Concomitant medication	Yes	50	41.0
Concomitant medication	No	72	59.0
Type of concomitant medication	Enalapril	21	42.0
	Enalapril + ASA	16	32.0
	Enalapril + ASA + atenolol	9	18.0
	Enalapril + ASA + hydrochlorothiazide	4	8.0
Health diet	Adequate	56	45.9
Health diet	Inadequate	66	54.1
Physical exercise	Yes	43	35.2
Physical exercise	No	79	64.8
Foot care	Yes	27	22.1
Foot care	No	95	77.9
Self-monitoring blood glucose	Yes	35	28.7
Self-monitoring blood glucose	No	87	71.3