Attitudes and Barriers Toward Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Among Health Care Providers in Germany: A Network Analysis From the dt-Report
Authors' conclusion
There was a sharp increase in AID use in Germany from 2019 to 2022.
Study context
- Population
- Health care professional (HCPs) in Germany (physicians and diabetes educators/nurses) surveyed online on diabetes technology use and attitudes and barriers to automated insulin delivery (AID) and insulin pump therapy, October–December 2022HCPs analysed
- Participants
- 594 hcps
- Exposure
- Physicians vs Diabetes educators/nurses
- Physiciansn = 220
- Diabetes educators/nursesn = 374
- Outcome
- Use of and barriers to AID systems (HCP estimates)
- Follow-up
- 2022
Methodological detailsonline survey, network analysis, Survey conducted October to December 2022
- Online survey
- Network analysis
- Survey conducted October to December 2022
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
2022
Patients with T1D estimated to use an AID system
11%
Eligible patients refusing to use an AID system
20% to 27%
AID users who stopped using it
5% to 7%
HCPs reporting an increased need for education
68.4% and 60.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Attitudes and Barriers Toward Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Among Health Care Providers in Germany: A Network Analysis From the dt-Report. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 7 May 2026. doi:10.
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