Perceptions of diabetes control among people with type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin in Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Objective: To investigate perceptions of control among people with uncontrolled and well controlled type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated with basal insulin, as well as differences in perceptions and diabetes management practices between the two groups.

Research Design And Methods: Web surveys of 1012 people with uncontrolled T2D (HbA >8.0% or 64 mmol/mol) on basal insulin in Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK and 295 people with well controlled T2D (HbA <7.

Perceptions of diabetes control among physicians and people with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled on basal insulin in Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Objective A large proportion of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) remain uncontrolled on basal insulin. Yet, there is limited understanding of how people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (PWUD) perceive control and insulin intensification and whether their perceptions differ from those of physicians. The purpose of the study was to investigate perceptions of control and views on insulin intensification among physicians and PWUD.

[Diabetes and safety in Business, sports and traffic].

The present review aims to offer guidance for evaluating the fitness to drive in patients with diabetes mellitus. Since diabetes may not only affect driving, the diabetic patient's fitness for work and his ability to exercise and play sports will also be discussed. Information that needs to be considered in a fitness to drive assessment will be outlined.