Table 1.

Description of the PDA content

PDA sections	Description
What are your concerns?	Highlights common concerns and misconceptions about type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin. This also includes short answers to address the concerns.
Information about diabetes and treatment	Explains what is insulin and the reasons for staring insulin.
About insulin therapy	Explains how one starts insulin and its side‐effects.
Knowing your blood sugar	Explains how blood glucose control can be assessed by using HbA1c, fasting blood glucose and glucometers. The target blood glucose readings are also presented.
What are your choices?	List of treatment options: do nothing following stricter diet and exercise start insulin injection add another oral diabetes medication a new non‐insulin injection (GLP agonist) using complementary and alternative medicine.
Advantages and disadvantages of the treatment options	Advantages and disadvantages of the treatment options based on the latest research evidence.
Knowing the facts	Assess whether the patient has understood the information on the advantages and disadvantages of the treatment options presented in the PDA.
Knowing what is important to you	Explores the preferences and concerns of the patient with regard to starting insulin.
Do you need more support?	Explores whether the patient needs more information about the treatment options. Finds out whether he has received enough support from the clinicians and family members.
What is your decision?	Deals with the patient's readiness in making á decision about starting insulin and the option chosen.
Blank space	The patient also has a chance to write down his queries in the space provided