Characteristics of, and glycaemic control and complications in, 22 diabetic patients in a high secure hospital. Data are mean (SD), with the range in square brackets
| *Refers to symptomatic neuropathy. | |
| †Patients receiving drug treatment for hypertension or hyperlipidaemia. | |
| Characteristics of patients | |
| Number of subjects | 22 |
| Number with mental illness | 18 |
| Number with a personality disorder | 4 |
| Age (years) | 45 (12) [27–67] |
| Sex | 18 (82%) male : 4 (18%) female |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 5.0 (4.6) [0.2–16.0] |
| Duration of follow up (years) | 1.6 (0.5) [0.3–2.0] |
| Initial BMI (kg/m2) | 33.3 (8.5) [22.0–60.0] |
| Follow up BMI (kg/m2) | 33.2 (7.9) [24.0–55.0] |
| Glycaemic control | |
| Initial HbA1c (%) | 8.5 (1.9) [5.5–13.6] |
| Follow up HbA1c (%) | 8.3 (1.6) [5.6–12.0] |
| Complications (values are numbers of patients) | |
| Retinopathy | 3 |
| Neuropathy* | 2 |
| Proteinuria | 2 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2 |
| Coronary artery disease | 3 |
| Hypertension† | 8 |
| Hyperlipidaemia† | 12 |