Table 1.

Basal characteristics of the patient sample included in the study

	Total number of participants n = 50
Female gender, n (%)	27 (54)
Age, years	43.4 ± 15.6
Diabetes duration, years	22.24 ± 12.21
Insulin regime, n (%)
MDI	45 (90)
CSII	5 (10)
Total daily dose of insulin– IU	39.26 ± 17.91
HbA1c, %	7.3 ± 0.8
BMI, kg/m2	24.14 ± 2.7

± values are the mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: MDI, multiple doses of insulin injection; CSII, continuous subcutaneous insulin injection system; IU, international units; BMI, body mass index.