Algorithm | Questionnaire item | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S6 | S7 | ||
Current insulin use | X | X | X | X | X | X | Insulin can be taken by shot or pump. Are you NOW taking insulin? | |
Continuous insulin use beginning within 1 year of diagnosis | X | X | X | X | X | Thinking back to when you were first diagnosed with diabetes, how long was it before you started taking insulin? Since you started taking insulin, have you ever stopped taking it for more than 6 months? Was this only during the first year after you were diagnosed with diabetes? | ||
Diagnosed at age <30 years | X | X | How old were you when a doctor FIRST told you that you had diabetes or sugar diabetes? | |||||
Diagnosed at age <40 years | X | How old were you when a doctor FIRST told you that you had diabetes or sugar diabetes? | ||||||
Self-reported type 1 diabetes | X | X | X | What type of diabetes do you have? | ||||
No use of oral hypoglycemic medication | X | Are you now taking diabetic pills to lower your blood sugar? These are sometimes called oral agents or oral hypoglycemic agents. |
NHIS, National Health Interview Survey.