| Type 1 | Type 2 |
---|---|---|
n (%) | 304 (43.4) | 397 (56.6) |
% male | 47.4 | 52.4 |
Age (years)* | 34.8 ± 13.2 | 48.2 ± 13.8 |
Weight (kg) | 76.6 ± 14.7 | 82.9 ± 16.7 |
Baseline HbA1c*†| 8.8 ± 1.5 | 8.9 ± 1.4 |
Duration of diabetes (years) ‡ | 13.4 ± 10.0 | 10.0 ± 8.6 |
Number of co-morbidities*§ | 1.7 ± 1.3 | 1.9 ± 1.3 |
Proportion of patients receiving OAD(s) (%) | 2 | 22 |
OAD per patient before starting insulin*¶ | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.4 |
Proportion of patients receiving bolus doses (%) | Â | Â |
   At any point in prior 12 months | 97 | 91 |
   In prior 3 months | 79 | 80 |
Hypoglycaemia episodes in a 3 month period*|| | Â | Â |
   No. episodes | 36 | 40 |
   Mean no. episodes per patient | 0.12 | 0.10 |