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diabetes mellitus dm chronic metabolic disease characterized elevated blood glucose levels time lead serious complications eyes heart blood vessels kidneys nerves leading cause blindness among workingage patients descriptive observational crosssectional study aims evaluate factors affecting awareness general adult diabetic population chronic disease complications survey distributed anonymously among diabetic patients different parts jordan four months january 2023april 2023 targeting diabetic patients dmt2 adults dmt1 link sent via whatsapp willing candidates data collected included age sex region education home blood sugar bs testing knowledge cumulative blood sugar test hba1c eye affection dm optician role doctor nutritionist followup visits chisquared test fishers exact test explored association categorical data ztest applied column proportion differences alpha level 005 deemed statistically significant ibm spss statistics windows version 28 released 2021 ibm corp armonk new york used data analysis sample comprised 447 diabetic adults aged 1880 years majority schooleducated school leavers 278 622 20 45 held masters phd degree largest group dm one five years insulin sole treatment 188 patients 421 oral hypoglycemic agents oha used 170 patients 38 antidm medication total 174 patients 389 never seen ophthalmologist 153 342 believed optometrist checkup suffices although 381 852 reported knowing dm affects eyes 272 609 believed needed see ophthalmologist experiencing eye symptoms less half 186 416 hba1c reading 7 less significant correlation education level awareness dm diabetic retinopathy dr hba1c regular home bs checkups early dr symptoms optometrist visits significant variations awareness noted across jordans major areas diabetics abnormal hba1c visited nutritionist almost triple main information source dm dr treating physician 298 667 respondents awareness dm dr jordan satisfactory assisting patients long journey minimal complications national awareness campaign utilizing social media sustainable screening program prioritizing north south middle regions jordan needed