Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
High insulin injection frequency is a key independent predictor of health-related quality-of-life in diabetic patients in Algeria
Background: Diabetes is widely studied in Algeria, but its associated health-related quality-of-life remains underexplored. Aim: To assess health-related quality-of-life and predictors of reduced health-related quality-of-life among Algerian patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving insulin therapy. Methods: From July 2019 to February 2020, we interviewed 400 confirmed diabetes patients who had been receiving insulin treatment for ≥6 months at the Internal Medicine Department of Tlemcen University …