Table 2 Diabetes characteristics of sample (n = 1,329)

Duration of diabetes (years)

9.6

7.0

HbA1c (among those providing a number; n = 393)

7.25%

1.5%

HbA1c in ranges

 Up to 6.5%

219

16.5%

 6.6%-7.0%

214

16.1%

 7.1%-7.5%

152

11.4%

 7.6%-8.5%

146

11.0%

 8.6%-9.5%

79

5.9%

 9.6%-10.5%

44

3.3%

 10.6% or above

34

2.6%

 Unknown

441

33.2%

Medications

 Oral (OAD) only

971

73.1%

 Non-insulin injectable (NII) only

16

1.2%

 Insulin (IN) only

79

5.9%

 OAD & NII

41

3.1%

 OAD & IN

174

13.1%

 NII & IN

7

0.5%

 OAD, NII, & IN

41

3.1%

Complications

 Macular edema/diabetic retinopathy

117

8.8%

 Kidney disease

51

3.8%

 Foot or leg ulcer

60

4.5%

 Neuropathic pain

220

16.6%

 End organ damage

18

1.4%

 None

989

74.4%