Total number of patients 159
Mean age ± SD (years) 54.9 ± 11.1
Gender, M/F (%) 48/52
Mean weight ± SD (kg) 73.3 ± 14.9
Mean BMI ± SD (kg/m2) 27.1 ± 4.7
Mean diabetes duration ± SD (yrs) 12.6 ± 7.0
Mean HbA1c ± SD (%) 9.3 ± 2.0
Macrovascular Complications (%) 34
Peripheral vascular disease 1
Coronary heart disease 32
Stroke 2.9
Microvascular Complications (%) 60.4
Retinopathy 29.6
Diabetic nephropathy 23.3
Peripheral neuropathy 31.4
Autonomic neuropathy 5.7
Table 1: Baseline characteristics.