Section – 1

We are planning to provide information on diabetes and diabetic retinopathy for

paramedical personnel. For helping us to decide the content, please answer the

following questions.

1.1.What is diabetes?

1.2.What are the different types of Diabetes?

1.3.State the cause for Diabetes?

1.4.Which parts of the body are mainly affected due to Diabetes?

1.5. What are the eye diseases caused by Diabetes?

1.6. Which among diabetes are at great risk for Diabetic Retinopathy?

1.7. What is the treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy?

Section –2

These are some common statements we hear in the community about diabetes. Please

read the statement and tick your opinion.

2.1. Consuming sweets will result in diabetes.

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

2.2. Diabetes are twice as likely to develop eye problem than non-diabetes.

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

2.3. Persons with a fat body is more prone to diabetes

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

2.4. Diabetic Retinopathy due to diabetes is a common health problem

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

2.5. People, who follow proper diet and regular exercise, need not take

medicines for diabetes.

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

2.6. If the blood sugar level is kept under control, the patient need not

worry about other complication of diabetes

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

2.7. Referring the diabetic patient to an ophthalmologist can prevent

diabetic retinopathy.

1) Strongly Agree 2) Moderately Agree 3) Undecided 4) Moderately Disagree 5)

Strongly Disagree

Section -3

Currently there is not much accurate data available regarding diabetic patients, their

treatment seeking behaviour and the services available for them. In this section we

would like to know about your experience with diabetic patients.

3.1. What advice will you provide when you meet the diabetic patient?
3.2. Through which source did you come to know about diabetes in the

past one year?

3.3. What advice would you give to a person who has a wound, unhealed?

3.4. Through what ways did you come to know about diabetic retinopathy?

3.5. What type of study material do you have, related to diabetes?

3.5a) Where did you get the study materials?

3.5b) When will you use these study materials?

3.6. If a diabetic patient come to you, to whom will you refer to?

3.7. What kind of information did you come to know from the diabetic

patient you had referred?

3.8. What type of treatment method does followed by the people for

diabetes?