The experiences of patients with diabetes and strategies for their management during the first COVID-19 lockdown: a qualitative study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

Patient	Age	Gender	Level of schooling	Employment status	Years of evolution of T2D	Relevant medical history	Marital status (widowed, married)/ living with a partner	HbA1c	Treatment
Patient 1	69	Female	Compulsory education	Retired	18	T2D, obesity, HBP, lumbar arthrosis	Married/living with partner	7	Insulin
Patient 2	76	Male	Compulsory education	Retired	5 (after kidney transplant)	T2D, HBP, mechanical aortic prosthesis, permanent atrial fibrillation, kidney transplant	Married/living with partner	6.2	Oral antidiabetic
Patient 3	70	Female	Compulsory education	Retired	7	T2D, breast cancer, HBP, right knee prosthesis	Married/living with partner	7	Oral antidiabetic
Patient 4	60	Female	Compulsory education	Retired	11	T2D	Married/living with partner	6.9	Oral antidiabetic
Patient 5	62	Female	University degree	Employed	16	T2D, hypothyroidism and Brugada syndrome	Married/living with partner	6.9	Oral antidiabetic and insulin
Patient 6	67	Male	Compulsory education	Retired	8	T2D	Married/living with partner	7	Oral antidiabetic
Patient 7	69	Male	Compulsory education	Retired	10	T2D, CPOD, HBP	Widowed/living with daughter	6.7	Oral antidiabetic and insulin
Patient 8	58	Male	Secondary education	Employed	4	T2D, ex-smoker (17 years ago), anxiety, HBP	Unmarried/lives alone	5.5	Oral antidiabetic
Patient 9	79	Male	Compulsory education	Retired	15	T2D, HBP	Married/living with partner	7	Oral antidiabetic
Patient 10	70	Male	University degree	Retired	11	T2D, HBP, generalised seizure in 2014	Unmarried/lives alone	5.7	Oral antidiabetic

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