Understanding suboptimal insulin use in type 1 and 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers who treat people with diabetes

Table 2 General practitioners and specialists estimated proportion of pwd who missed/skipped insulin doses

HCP Estimates of PwD Dosing Behavior	Total Number of HCPs (N = 640)
HCP Estimates of PwD Dosing Behavior	General Practitioners (N = 320)		Specialists (N = 320)
n (%)	Bolus	Basal	Bolus	Basal
Type 1 diabetes
None	60 (18.8)	87 (27.2)	27 (8.4)	55 (17.2)
≤ 30% of PwD	227 (86.6)	297 (92.8)	224 (79.4)	284 (88.8)
31–70%	39 (12.2)	19 (5.9)	50 (15.6)	30 (9.4)
≥ 71%	4 (1.3)	4 (1.3)	16 (5.0)	6 (1.9)
Type 2 diabetes
None	35 (10.9)	39 (12.2)	8 (2.5)	20 (6.3)
≤ 30% of PwD	247 (77.2)	266 (83.1)	227 (70.9)	254 (79.4)
31–70%	59 (18.4)	45 (14.1)	64 (20.0)	58 (18.1)
≥ 71%	14 (4.4)	9 (2.8)	29 (9.1)	8 (2.5)

HCP healthcare provider, n = number of HCPs in the specified category, N = number of HCPs in analysis, PwD people with diabetes
Note: The ≤ 30% category comprises the none, 1–10%, 11–20%, and 21–30% subcategories; the 31–70% category comprises the 31–40%, 41–50%, 51–60%, and 61–70% subcategories; and the ≥ 71% category comprises the 71–80%, 81–90%, and 91–100% subcategories. Individual subcategories are presented in Additional File 2, Supplementary Table 1
HCP estimates were for their impressions of PwD with suboptimal dosing in the past 30 days not due to skipping a meal

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