Table 2.

The survey participants’ satisfaction with aspects of diabetes education (n = 150)

Survey item	Disagree			Neutral			Agree
I am happy with the amount of continuing diabetes education I receive from my healthcare team	19 (12.7%)	13 (8.7%)	10 (6.7%)	24 (16.0%)	15 (10.0%)	26 (17.3%)	43 (28.7%)
I feel confident about how to calculate my insulin requirement for meals	9 (6.0%)	9 (6.0%)	10 (6.7%)	7 (4.7%)	20 (13.3%)	48 (32.0%)	47 (31.3%)
I feel confident about how to calculate my basal insulin requirement	13 (8.7%)	9 (6.0%)	13 (8.7%)	19 (12.6%)	22 (14.7%)	32 (21.3%)	42 (28.0%)
I understand how to use a correction factor (the adjustment of the pre-meal dose of insulin dependent upon the pre-meal BSL)	15 (10.0%)	4 (2.7%)	7 (4.7%)	10 (6.7%)	19 (12.7%)	34 (22.7%)	61 (40.7%)
My health care team has adequately explained to me how to manage my diabetes when I am sick	10 (6.7%)	8 (5.3%)	10 (6.7%)	23 (15.3%)	17 (11.3%)	27 (18.0%)	55 (36.7%)
I feel confident about managing my sick days	10 (6.7%)	5 (3.3%)	13 (8.0%)	12 (8.0%)	30 (20.0%)	35 (23.3%)	45 (30.0%)
My health care team has adequately explained to me how to manage my diabetes when I am exercising	18 (12.0%)	10 (6.7%)	9 (6.0%)	13 (8.7%)	25 (16.7%)	38 (25.3%)	37 (24.7%)
I am confident about managing my diabetes when I am exercising	16 (10.7%)	12 (8.0%)	15 (10.0%)	12 (8.0%)	33 (22.0%)	29 (19.3%)	33 (22.0%)
My health are team has adequately explained to me the effect that alcohol has on my diabetes	14 (9.3%)	3 (2.0%)	4 (2.7%)	14 (9.3%)	25 (16.7%)	39 (26.0%)	51 (34.0%)
I understand the effect that alcohol has on my diabetes	10 (6.7%)	9 (6.0%)	4 (2.7%)	11 (7.3%)	24 (16.0%)	30 (20.0%)	62 (41.3%)
I source more diabetes education myself than what the health care team provides for me	5 (3.3%)	8 (5.3%)	11 (7.3%)	16 (10.7%)	26 (17.3%)	17 (11.3%)	67 (44.6%)