Most diabetic patients receive their care in the primary health care service.
There were minor differences in the versions used in 1992 and 1995. Medical data were extracted from the medical records kept at the CHCs, from half of the patients in 1992 and from all the patients in 1995. Socioeconomic information was obtained from Statistics Sweden regarding the patients in 1992. These diabetic subjects were studied regarding their use of drugs, socioeconomic factors and psychological symptoms, compared with patients with other chronic conditions, with healthy subjects and with the general population. The differences between diabetic patients and thelr SPS controls were less pronounced in 1995 compared with 1992, especially regarding emotional well-being.