Why carry out this study?

As injection delivery systems for medications targeting type 2 diabetes (T2D) continue to evolve, it is necessary to understand patients’ perceptions of currently available treatments.

The objective of this study was to examine the patient perspective of injectable treatment for T2D and identify characteristics of these treatments that are most important to patients.

What was learned from the study?

Attributes of injection delivery systems that patients most frequently cited as important include confidence in delivering the correct dose, ease of administering the correct dose, ease of using the injection device, and dose frequency.

Attributes that appeared to be less important to patients include dose escalation, handling the needle, electronic connectivity, and dose preparation time.

Patient preferences, such as those reported in this study, can inform clinical decision-making and the development of injection devices with features more likely to enhance adherence and maximize treatment benefit.