Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics form
The socio-demographic data comprised of age, gender, location, level of
education, occupation. Clinical profile of patients consisted of
diabetes-related data (For example: type, duration of diabetes, duration
of insulin therapy, family history, comorbidity), diabetic treatment and
outcomes, and adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The HbA1c and other
parameters were collected from the patients’ medical records that
existed for last 3 months. Injection sites on patient’s body were
checked with observation and palpation for (1) lipodystrophy
(lipohypertrophy, lipoatrophy), (2) pain, (3) bleeding, (4) bruise, (5)
insulin leakage, and/or (6) broken needle. The presence of at least one
of them was accepted as a complication.