Table 3.

Reported problems or barriers to using diabetes medications.

Statement	Percent (n) of patients agreeing at baseline (N=51)	Percent (n) of patients agreeing at 3-month follow-up (N=35)
It is hard for me to pay for my injectable diabetes medicines.	41% (21)	26% (9)
It is hard for me to pay for my diabetes pills.	55% (28)	40% (14)
It is hard for me to pay for my glucose monitoring supplies.	65% (33)	34% (12)*
I’m worried about my blood sugar going too low.	51% (26)	51% (18)
I’m worried about side effects from my diabetes medicine.	71% (36)	74% (26)
I’m worried about health problems from diabetes.	75% (38)	77% (27)
I don’t think that I need my medicine.	35% (18)	37% (13)
There are times when I forget to take my diabetes medicines.	55% (28)	46% (16)
It’s hard for me to manage so many medicines.	41% (21)	34% (12)
I don’t understand what my medicine label is telling me to do.	6% (3)	9% (3)
It’s hard for me to fit taking my diabetes medicines into my daily routine.	45% (23)	23% (8)
It’s hard to give myself a shot.	18% (9)	14% (5)
I’m afraid to give myself a shot.	24% (12)	20% (7)
It’s hard for me to get my diabetes medicines from the pharmacy.	33% (17)	17% (6)

^*p<0.01. All other differences were nonsignificant (p>0.05).