Table 3.

Obstacles to DM-related information seeking

How important are for you the following problems in seeking information about diabetes?	1 = not at all, to 5 = most important	Do not know
Lack of time
Cost
Lack of competent infrastructures
Lack of health care providers
Lack of computer literacy
Great volume of unorganized information
Lack of understanding information due to scientific terms used
Lack of understanding information written in a foreign language
Psychological issues
Problems in the doctor-patient relationship
Other (please specify)