Table 3.

Discontinuation rates with initial insulin therapy (% patients still treated with insulin)

	All subjects (N = 1969) (%)	Basal insulin only (N = 1199) (%)	Basal-fast-acting insulin (N = 259) (%)	Other regimens (N = 511) (%)
Insulin discontinuation defined by a 6 months interruption
Including deaths
After 6 months	24.0	19.0	23.4	37.2
After 12 months	33.4	27.5	35.5	46.9
Excluding deaths
After 6 months	24.6	19.1	24.6	39.3
After 12 months	33.8	28.7	35.4	48.5
Insulin discontinuation defined by a 12 months interruption
Including deaths
After 6 months	18.3	13.1	19.0	30.9
After 12 months	24.9	18.4	17.7	39.6