In the present study, access to a healthy diet and exercise were observed in 39% and 40.3% respectively, hypoglycemia necessitating hospital admission in the last 12 months was reported by 9.4%, emergency hospital visits due to high plasma glucose in the previous year was found in 27.3%, 27.3% were on insulin and nearly two-thirds were on sulphonylureas, 81.1% of the study sample were at low risk of hypoglycemia, 14.5% had intermediate risk, while 4.4% were at a high risk of hypoglycemia. This evidence concerns the gene INS and Hypoglycemia.