Background: Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is prevalent, costly to healthcare services and associated with significant mortality; over 1.5 million deaths occur directly by diabetes in low and middle-income countries (WHO,2014) and diabetes is predicted to be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030. Ajlouni et al (2008) estimated that approximately one million people in Jordan have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes; a figure that is increasing. More than half a million Jordanians have an uncontrolled level of Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c >7.5%) due to factors such as sedentary lifestyle and poor medication management. To prevent diabetes microvascular and macro vascular complications, increased efforts and attention need to be directed towards improving glycaemic levels and improving metabolic outcomes through appropriate glycaemic management. Intensive diabetes management by anti-hyperglycaemic medications alone may improve metabolic outcomes, but may also lead to side effects for patients such as hypoglycaemia and weight gain. Patients with diabetes are strongly recommended to engage in self-management over their glucose levels and this may be best achieved through educating patients in self-management of diabetes.