Table 1: Patient demographic characteristics.

Characteristics T1DM
(N=88)
T2DM
(N=355)
Age, years* 37.9 (14.4) 57.4 (9.3)
Male/ female (%) 42.0/56.8 53.2/43.9
Duration of diabetes, years 14.2 (8.3) 14.3 (7.5)
Duration of insulin use, years 11.8 (8.1) 7.1 (5.9)
HbA1c, % 8.7 (1.7) 8.3 (1.5)
FBG (mmol/L) 10.6 (5.1) 10.0 (3.6)
PPG (mmol/L) 13.6 (5.3) 13.7 (4.7)
BMI (kg/m2) 27.4 (4.7) 31.1 (5.9)
Previous medical illnesses (%) - -
Neuropathy 60.2 78.3
Retinopathy 28.4 35.5
Nephropathy 1.1 7.9
Peripheral vascular disease 19.3 17.2
Angina 12.5 18.9
Myocardial infarction 3.4 10.1
None 31.8 14.1
Oral antidiabetic medications, n (%) - -
Amylin analog 1 (1.1) 1 (0.3)
Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors 2 (2.3) 4 (1.1)
Metformin 27 (30.7) 231 (65.1)
Bile Acid Sequestrant 0 (0.0) 2 (0.6)
Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV 2 (2.3) 11 (3.1)
Glucagon-like peptide-1 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)
Metiglinide / Glinides 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)
SGLT2 inhibitors 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)
Sulfonylurea 3 (3.4) 58 (16.3)
Thiazolidinediones/Glitazones 3 (3.4) 8 (2.3)
Other 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3)
None 55 (62.5) 79 (22.3)
Missing 1 (1.1) 16 (4.5)
Types of Insulin Therapy, n(%) - -
Short-acting 2 (2.3) 2 (0.6)
Long-acting 4 (4.5) 32 (9.0)
Pre-mix 52 (59.1) 261 (73.5)
Both short and long acting 16 (18.2) 27 (7.6)
Both short-acting and pre-mix 11 (12.5) 18 (5.1)
Both long-acting and pre-mix 0 (0.0) 8 (2.3)
Short and long acting and pre-mix 0 (0.0) 3 (0.8)
Missing 3 (3.4) 4 (1.1)
Checks blood sugar levels with own glucose meter, n (%) - -
Yes 61 (69.3) 181 (51.0)
No 22 (25.0) 148 (41.7)
Not sure 5 (5.7) 25 (7.0)

*Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise stated; BMI: Body Mass Index; FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; PPG: Postprandial Glucose; SGLT2: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2; N: total number of patients participating; percentages based on number of patients with evaluable data; n: number of subjects in the data subset; T1DM: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus; T2DM: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.