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Barriers to treatment


The DAWN study showed that:

  • More than half of people with Type 2 diabetes are worried about starting insulin.
  • Half of them believe that starting insulin means they have failed to manage their diabetes.
  • Only one of out five believe insulin would help them manage their diabetes better.
  • A third of physicians postpone insulin until "absolutely essential".

 

Reference

Geelhoed-Duijvestijn, P. et al "Physician Resistance to Prescribing Insulin: An International Study." Diabetologia, 2003.

Peyrot, M. et al "An International Study of Psychological Resistance to Insulin Use among Persons with Diabetes." Diabetologia, 2003.