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Table 2 Diabetes characteristics

From: Diabetes care in Switzerland: good, but perfectible: a population-based cross-sectional survey

Type of diabetes (n = 406)

 

 Type 1

12.8%

 Type 2

68.5%

 Undetermined

18.7%

Duration of the disease (n = 399)

 

 1-5 years

28.3%

 6-10 years

23.1%

 11-15 years

17.3%

 ≥16 years

31.3%

Type of treatment (n = 405)

 

 Oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD)

49.6%

 Insulin

22.7%

 Oral antidiabetic dugs and insulin

26.9%

 None/unknown

0.8%

Glucose self-monitoring (n = 398)

82%

Diabetes complications (n = 396)†

 

 At least one

46.7%

 Macrovascular complications*

34.9%

 Microvascular**

24%

  1. †: Myocardial infarction/angina, stroke, retinopathy (excluding cataract and glaucoma problems), nephropathy (including dialysis or renal transplantation), neuropathy (lower limb pain or sensibility problems/ulcer/amputation), severe hypo or hyperglycemia.
  2. * Myocardial infarction/angina, stroke, neuropathy (lower limb pain or sensibility problems/ulcer/amputation).
  3. ** Retinopathy, nephropathy (including dialysis or renal transplantation).