Table 4.

Reasons for exclusion of the 38 enquirers not recruited to the study

Reason for exclusion	No. of enquirers
Not diabetic	6
Too old or too young (respectively)	6 + 1
BMI too high or too small (respectively)	7 + 1
Unwilling or unable to use IT	2
Taking weight—affecting medication	2
Other serious medical condition	2
Cannot attend the required visits to research facility	4
No reasons recorded/failed to establish dialogue	14