Table 3.

Socio-demographic characteristics of interviewees

Region	Gender	Age, years	Type of treatment	Origin
Lleida	7 women	2 aged 30–39	6 on oral antidiabetic drugs	2 Africans
	9 men	2 aged 40–49	10 on insulin + oral antidiabetic drugs	14 Native-born
	16 in total	5 aged 50–59
		4 aged 60–69
		3 aged 70–80
Girona	7 women	2 aged 30–39	4 on oral antidiabetic drugs	4 Africans
	6 men	2 aged 40–49	9 on insulin + oral antidiabetic drugs	9 Native-born
	13 in total	3 aged 50–59
		3 aged 60–69
		3 aged 70–80
Barcelona	6 women	1 aged 30–39	3 on oral antidiabetic drugs	2 South Americans
	7 men	3 aged 40–49	10 on insulin + oral antidiabetic drugs	3 Africans
	13 in total	3 aged 50–59		8 Native-born
		3 aged 60–69
		3 aged 70–80