Table 2

Demographics of the focus group participants.

Male (n)19
Female (n)20
Mean age, years (range)58 (36–80)
Mean Townsend scorea(range)3.79 (−5.70–8.31)
Mean length of time with diabetes, years (range)11 (1–26)
Current treatment (n)
 Insulinb22
 Oral medication13
 Diet only4

  • ↵a Townsend Score: high positive scores indicate higher levels of deprivation, high negative scores indicate higher levels of affluence.

  • ↵b Some patients were taking metformin in addition to insulin.