Table 5.
Changes in medication use between 2016 and 2017 by medication subgroups among those who survived until Jan 1, 2018 (n = 8025)
| Used only metformin in 2017 | Used metformin and other OAD in 2017 | Used only other diabetes medications than insulin or metformin in 2017 | Used insulin and OAD (incl. metformin) in 2017 | Used only insulin in 2017 | Did not use antidiabetic medications in 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used only metformin in 2016 (n = 2271) | 1967 (89.0) | 147 (6.7) | 10 (0.5) | 16 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) | 68 (3.1) |
| Used metformin and other OAD in 2016 (n = 1430) | 42 (3.0) | 1164 (83.5) | 76 (5.5) | 101 (7.3) | 3 (0.2) | 8 (0.6) |
| Used only other diabetes medications than insulin or metformin in 2016 (n = 726) | 2 (0.3) | 46 (6.8) | 563 (83.7) | 40 (5.9) | 0 | 22 (3.3) |
| Used insulin and OAD (incl. metformin) in 2016 (n = 2112) | 11 (0.6) | 23 (1.1) | 17 (0.9) | 1889 (94.0) | 63 (3.1) | 7 (0.4) |
| Used only insulin in 2016 (n = 577) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 35 (6.9) | 461 (90.9) | 10 (2.0) |
Abbreviations: OAD oral antidiabetic drug