The Unmet Medical Needs of Current Injectable Antidiabetic Therapies in China: Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives

•Chinese endocrinologists have good understanding of patient concerns on initiating IAT.•Improvement on drug portability/storage, injection site reactions, operation of device, and needle design could increase Chinese diabetic patients' satisfaction.•IAT with less steps for injection, less side effects, more convenient drug portability/storage could reduce training duration for HCPs.