Table 1.
Demographic characteristic of the 15 study participants with type 1 diabetes
| Participant characteristics | n | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 13 | |
| Male | 2 | |
| Employment status | ||
| Full time | 7 | |
| Part time | 3 | |
| Unemployed | 5 | |
| Age groups (years old) | ||
| 20–30 | 1 | |
| 31–40 | 7 | |
| 41–50 | 3 | |
| 51–60 | 2 | |
| > 60 | 2 | |
| Time living with Type 1 diabetes (years) | ||
| < 5 | 8 | |
| 6–10 | 6 | |
| 11–20 | 0 | |
| > 21 | 1 | |
| Living | ||
| Alone | 6 | |
| Cohabiting | 9 | |
| †HbA1c (NGSP) (%) | 5.3–9.0 (7.1 ± 1.1) | |
| Insulin therapy | ||
| MDI | 12 | |
| CSII | 3 | |
†glycated hemoglobin.
CSII, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; MDI, multiple daily injection; NGSP, National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program.