INJECTION TECHNIQUEThe objective was to survey injection and infusion practice in a representa-tive sample of insulin using patients (using insulin for at least 6 months)

gestational diabetes, were using an insulin pen, syringe and/or pump and

Specific objectives of this survey: • Understand the epidemiologic profiles for the major injection parameters. • Determine the major causes of variability in injection technique, their ranking and their interactions. • Query the patients perception of the injection process, including the psychological, social and economic challenges.

The results: • Results will be analysed and discussed at FITTER congress.  • The results will influence the drafting of our international Injection Technique, safety and infusion recommendations.• The study will be published and results made available publicly in the months following the congress.

Benefits of participating to such a study: • Participation in a cutting-edge scientific study.• Ability to compare progress achieved over a 5-year period (2013 vs 2008).• Opportunity to engage with individual patients in these often neglected topics.• Understanding of your own center’s characteristics (where you are strong and not).• Compare your results to others in your region and throughout the world.• Each center will receive a summary of its regions’ results and the world wide results.

USA304

TURKEY1376

INDIA 1011

GERMANY480

FRANCE254

POLAND111

FINLAND103

SWEDEN104

DENMARK36

CZECH REPUBLIC163

JAPAN1342

SOUTH KOREA180

CHINA 3853

RUSSIA173

UK & IRELAND512

IRELAND (Eire)32

AUSTRIA116

MALAYSIA51

ITALY358 SPAIN203

BRAZIL255

SOUTH AFRICA162

SWITZERLAND84

BELGIUM165

GREECE30

UEA115

SAUDI ARABIA517

INDONESIA144

MEXICO138

CHILE21

    COLOMBIA48

PERU25

ARGENTINA75

NETHERLANDS83

TAIWAN100

PHILLIPPINES77

SINGAPORE25

AUSTRALIA95

VENEZUELA25

NICARAGUA16

FITTER is a scientific congress sponsored by BD. FITTER Logo is property of Becton, Dickinson and Company. ©2015 BD

broadest yet, covering 41 countries worldwide with over 13000 questionnaires completed.

CANADA329

500+

Number of ITQ Surveys per Country

200 - 500

0-200

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ANALYSIS OF ITQ SURVEY RETURN BY COUNTRY.

%0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

NICARAGUA

CHILE

VENEZUELA

SINGAPORE

PERU

GREECE

IRELAND (EIRE)

DENMARK

COLOMBIA

MALAYSIA

ARGENTINA

PHILIPPINES

NETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

AUSTRALIA

TAIWAN

FINLAND

SWEDEN

POLAND

AUSTRIA

MEXICO

INDONESIA

SOUTH AFRICA

CZECH REPUBLIC

BELGIUM

RUSSIA

SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

FRANCE

BRAZIL

USA

CANADA

ITALY

GERMANY

UK & IRELAND

SAUDI ARABIA

INDIA

JAPAN

TURKEY

CHINA 29.0%

10.4%

10.1%

7.6%

3.9%

3.9%

3.6%

2.9%

2.5%

2.3%

1.9%

1.9%

1.5%

1.4%

1.3%

1.2%

1.2%

1.2%

1.1%

1.0%

0.9%

0.9%

0.8%

0.8%

0.8%

0.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

0.6%

0.6%

0.4%

0.4%

0.3%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

0.1%

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