Table 2.

Diabetes characteristics

Type of diabetes (n = 406)
Type 1	12.8%
Type 2	68.5%
Undetermined	18.7%
Duration of the disease (n = 399)
1-5 years	28.3%
6-10 years	23.1%
11-15 years	17.3%
≥16 years	31.3%
Type of treatment (n = 405)
Oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD)	49.6%
Insulin	22.7%
Oral antidiabetic dugs and insulin	26.9%
None/unknown	0.8%
Glucose self-monitoring (n = 398)	82%
Diabetes complications (n = 396)†
At least one	46.7%
Macrovascular complications*	34.9%
Microvascular**	24%

†: Myocardial infarction/angina, stroke, retinopathy (excluding cataract and glaucoma problems), nephropathy (including dialysis or renal transplantation), neuropathy (lower limb pain or sensibility problems/ulcer/amputation), severe hypo or hyperglycemia.

* Myocardial infarction/angina, stroke, neuropathy (lower limb pain or sensibility problems/ulcer/amputation).

** Retinopathy, nephropathy (including dialysis or renal transplantation).