TABLE 2.
Reported start of gustatory sweating as well as locations, triggers and duration of sweating in people with gustatory sweating and type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes or in a control group
| Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes | Control group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 64 | n = 79 | n = 54 | |
| Start of GS symptoms | |||
| >1 year | 14 (22%) | 15 (19%) | 6 (11%) |
| 1–5 | 28 (44%) | 38 (48%) | 15 (28%) |
| 5–10 | 7 (11%) | 13 (17%) | 13 (24%) |
| >10 years | 13 (20%) | 13 (17%) | 20 (37%) |
| Location | |||
| Face | 39 (61%) | 49 (62%) | 44 (82%) |
| Head | 19 (30%) | 52 (66%) | 35 (65%) |
| Upper body | 41 (64%) | 43 (54%) | 37 (69%) |
| Entire body | 8 (13%) | 11 (14%) | 20 (37%) |
| Trigger | |||
| Sight or smell of food | 4 (6%) | 10 (13%) | 3 (6%) |
| Beginning of a meal | 20 (31%) | 24 (30%) | 9 (17%) |
| End of a meal | 36 (56%) | 49 (62%) | 34 (63%) |
| After a meal | 30 (47%) | 59 (75%) | 42 (78%) |
| Duration of sweating | |||
| <10 min | 22 (34%) | 23 (29%) | 24 (44%) |
| 10–30 min | 37 (58%) | 29 (37%) | 21 (39%) |
| 30–60 min | 3 (5%) | 18 (23%) | 6 (11%) |
| 1–2 h | 1 (2%) | 4 (5%) | 3 (6%) |
| >2 h | — | 6 (8%) | — |
Numbers are absolute values (per cent). Multiple answers were possible. Other self‐reported locations of sweating not shown in Table 5 were back of the neck (6), axilla (5), forehead (2), under the breasts (2), lower back (2), legs (1), feet (3), chest (1), right wrist (1), neck (1), hands (2), hairline (1) and back of the knees (1) (number in brackets represents number of people reporting the location).