In terms of disease management, 17.5% (14.8% to 20.6%) of the participants managed type 2 diabetes with diet alone, 74.2% (70.6% to 77.5%) reported the use of oral hypoglycaemic agents, and 7.5% (5.6% to 10.0%) reported using both oral hypoglycaemic agents and insulin. Here, INS is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.