Background: The psychological barriers to initiation and persistence with insulin therapy also referred to as Psychological Insulin resistance (PIR), interferes with use of insulin in patients with diabetes. However, ultimate use of insulin in majority of patients with type 2 diabetes is inevitable over time yet many of the patients still resist it because of PIR. The magnitude of PIR among type 2 diabetics is not known in many clinical practice settings, including Kenya.
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