Barriers that practitioners face when initiating insulin therapy in general practice settings and how they can be overcome

Table 3 Possible solutions for insulin initiation delay proposed in literature

Establish multidisciplinary teams and an integrated system for insulin initiation programs

Involve non-governmental organisations through provision of training and education for both patients and healthcare workers

Reinforce healthcare workers skills and knowledge through training courses and workshops

Consider Involving clinical pharmacists and specialists in insulin initiation programs as kind of support or backup

Consider using the aid of electronic decision-support tool

Adopting technology like prefilled insulin pens