Table 1.
Group member characteristics
| Age | <45 years | 2 |
| 45–64 years | 4 | |
| 65+ years | 2 | |
| Gender | Woman | 5 |
| Man | 3 | |
| Ethnicity | White/Caucasian | 5 |
| Other | 3 | |
| Housing status at beginning of study | Rough sleeping | 1 |
| Stable resident of shelter | 2 | |
| Transitional or temporary housing | 2 | |
| Tenuously/unstably housed | 3 | |
| Duration of homelessness/unstable housing | Range | 8 months–12 years |
| Mean | 2.81 years | |
| Diabetes type | Type 1 | 0 |
| Type 2 | 8 | |
| Duration of diabetes | Range | 18 months–23 years |
| Mean | 7.21 years | |
| Diabetes treatment | Lifestyle only (no medical therapy) | 2 |
| Non-insulin medications only | 3 | |
| Insulin injections±other medications | 3 | |
| Diabetes care providers | ||
| Medical doctor | Primary care only Specialist involvement |
5 3 |
| Allied health providers | Nurse/diabetes educator Dietitian/diabetes educator Pharmacist |
1 2 1 |
| Diabetes complications (self-reported) | Coronary disease/myocardial infarction | 2 |
| Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | 2 | |
| Foot ulcers (wounds), gangrene, amputations | 1 | |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 1 | |
| Diabetic retinopathy | 1 | |
| Neuropathy symptoms | 5 | |
| Comorbidities (self-reported) | Hypertension | 7 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 5 | |
| Obesity | 6 | |
| Sleep apnea | 4 | |
| Depression | 6 | |
| Anxiety problems | 4 | |
| Psychosis | 2 | |
| Alcohol addiction | 4 | |
| Drug addiction | 5 |