Self-management of diabetes is the basis for successful disease management

Diabetes and its complications is one of the main causes of mortality in most of developed countries; there is solid evidence that, as its incidence continues to grow, diabetes could become epidemic for developing countries as well. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus is associated with macrovascular complications, vision loss, chronic renal failure, neuropathy and an increase in lower limb amputations [2-6]. Macrovascular complications are the main cause of death in diabetic patients [7].