Baseline demographics of participants who participated in the focus group
| Patients (n=48) | Men (n=21) | Women (n=27) |
| Age (years) | 54.19 | 50.15 |
| Range | 29–62 | 31–69 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 4.06 | 6.88 |
| Range | 0.83–24 | 0.5–15 |
| No of oral hypoglycaemic agents used, n (%) | ||
| 1–2 | 18 (85) | 27 (100) |
| ≥3 | 1 (4) | 0 (0) |
| No of antihypertension drugs used, n (%) | ||
| 1–2 | 9 (42) | 11 (40) |
| ≥3 | 3 (14) | 7 (25) |
| Insulin use, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 4 (19) | 2 (7) |
| No | 17 (81) | 25 (93) |
Data are expressed as mean, unless otherwise stated.