Table 1.
Postgraduate trainee doctors’ confidence in managing diabetes
| Questions | Fully confident | Confident | Satisfactory | Not confident |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How confident are you in | ||||
| Making a diagnosis of diabetes? | 576 (27) | 903 (42) | 600 (28) | 70 (3) |
| Making a diagnosis of impaired glucose tolerance? | 287 (13) | 802 (37) | 745 (35) | 315 (15) |
| Diagnosing and managing hypoglycaemia? | 1189 (55) | 657 (31) | 285 (13) | 18 (1) |
| Diagnosing and managing DKA? | 932 (43) | 680 (32) | 410 (19) | 127 (6) |
| Diagnosing and managing HONK? | 423 (20) | 645 (30) | 605 (28) | 476 (22) |
| Commencing, titrating and discontinuing IV insulin? | 586 (27) | 705 (33) | 512 (24) | 346 (16) |
| Prescribing IV fluids for patients with diabetes? | 828 (39) | 811 (38) | 418 (19) | 92 (4) |
| Altering diabetes therapy prior to surgery/other procedure? | 378 (18) | 762 (35) | 570 (27) | 439 (20) |
Data are expressed as n (%).
DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis; HONK: hyperosmloar hyperglycaemic non-ketotic coma; IV: Intravenous.