Baseline Data CSII (n=168)
Age, years 55.5 (9.7)
Years living with diabetes 14.9 (8.0)
Hemoglobin A1c (%) 9.0 (0.8)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 132.3 (15.2)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg 75.6 (9.4)
Total cholesterol, mmol/L 4.5 (1.4)
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L 1.2 (0.4)
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L 2.2 (0.8)
Triglycerides, mmol/L 2.3 (2.4)
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 33.5 (7.5)
Females, % 44
Blacks, % 4
Smokers, % 14
Dyslipidemia, % 16
Retinopathy, % 4
Hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart diseases, % 85
Peripheral vascular disease, % 7
Diabetic nephropathy, % 13
Peripheral neuropathy, % 0