About the Authors

Jessica E. Potts

Affiliation University of Leicester, Department of Health Sciences, Leicester, United Kingdom

Laura J. Gray

Affiliation University of Leicester, Department of Health Sciences, Leicester, United Kingdom

Emer M. Brady

Affiliation Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom

Kamlesh Khunti

Affiliation University of Leicester, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Melanie J. Davies

Affiliation University of Leicester, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Danielle H. Bodicoat

dhm6@le.ac.uk

Affiliation University of Leicester, Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

MJD has received funds for research, honoraria for speaking at meetings, and has served on Advisory Boards for Lilly, Sanofi Aventis, MSD, Novo Nordisk, BMS, BI and Roche. KK has received funds for research, honoraria for speaking at meetings, and/or served on Advisory Boards for Astra Zeneca, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Servier, Sanofi Aventis, MSD and Novo Nordisk. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have no declarations.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LG EB KK MJD JP DB. Analyzed the data: JP DB LG. Wrote the paper: JP DB LG. Assessed the full texts for inclusion and extracted the data: JP DB LG. Provided clinical expertise in interpreting the data: EB MJD KK.