| Scoring algorithm summaries count (%) | ||||
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Domain | Item no. | Question (responses comprising green/amber/red) | Green | Amber | Red |
Physical activity | 16 | How many hours of pulse-raising exercise or physical activity did you do last week? (7-8 hours or more than 8 hours/3-4 hours or 5-6 hours/Less than 1 hour or 1-2 hours) | 8 (18%) | 19 (42%) | 18 (40%) |
18 | What stops or prevents you from starting to do exercise or physical activity? | 26 (58%) | 2 (4%) | 17 (38%) | |
21 | What makes it difficult to manage your blood glucose levels when exercising or doing physical activity? | 19 (42%) | 9 (20%) | 17 (38%) | |
22 | What usually happens to your blood glucose levels when you do exercise or physical activity? | 23 (51%) | 15 (33%) | 7 (16%) | |
Eating | 34 | Do you eat fruit and/or vegetables? (Yes usually every day/Sometimes but not every day/No or very rarely) | 28 (62%) | 16 (36%) | 1 (2%) |
35 | How many times a week do you eat treats, such as sweets, chocolate, fast food, takeaways? (1-2 or Less than once per week/3-4 days/Every day or 5-6 days) | 20 (44%) | 15 (33%) | 10 (22%) | |
38 | Which statement best describes you? (diet control) | 34 (76%) | 11 (24%) | 0 (0%) | |
41 | Which statement most applies to you? (carbohydrate calculation) | 42 (93%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (7%) | |
45 | Are you happy with your weight? (Happy with weight and never tried to gain or lose/Happy with weight but have tried to gain or lose/Not happy with weight or Prefer not to say) | 19 (42%) | 12 (27%) | 14 (31%) | |
Monitoring blood glucose | 50 | How often do you normally test your blood glucose in a day? (Once or twice or 3-5 times or More than 5 times/It varies a lot depending on where I am or what I’m doing/I don’t usually test my blood at all) | 35 (78%) | 10 (22%) | 0 (0%) |
51 | What motivates you to test your blood glucose? | 40 (89%) | 5 (11%) | 0 (0%) | |
53 | How would you describe your blood glucose results? (They are generally within the recommended levels/They always go up and down/They are usually high or They are usually low or I’m not sure or I don’t know because I don’t usually test my blood) | 20 (44%) | 21 (4%) | 4 (9%) | |
57/62 | How often do you have hypos/low blood glucose (less than 4 mmols/l)? Have you been unconscious from hypoglycaemia in the last 12 months? | 6 (13%) | 33 (73%) | 6 (13%) | |
66/71 | How often do you have high blood glucose (more than 10 mmols/l)? Have you had diabetic ketoacidosis in the last 12 months (not including at diagnosis)? | 24 (53%) | 5 (11%) | 16 (36%) | |
76 | What would you like your HbA1c to be? | 39 (87%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (13%) | |
Medication taking | 80 | What motivates you to do your injections or to give insulin through your pump? | 30 (67%) | 14 (31%) | 1 (2%) |
Living with diabetes | 92 | What would you do if you were ill with an infection (e.g. sickness/flu) and it made your blood glucose high? | 38 (84%) | 1 (2%) | 6 (13%) |
94 | You are staying over at your friend’s house. Which of the following would you do? | 42 (93%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | |
111 | You are going to a party one Friday night with your friends and you know that they will be drinking alcohol. Which statement best describes what you would do? | 37 (84%) | 4 (9%) | 3 (7%) | |
112 | Which statement best describes you? (diabetes and life) | 13 (30%) | 24 (54%) | 7 (16%) |