Table 2 Evaluation of pre-education diabetes clinical characteristics according to the GOLD awareness scale
Pre-education | GOLD Awareness Scale | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypoglycemia Aware Group (26) | Group with IHA (21) | ||
A1C | 7.9 (7.3–9.13) | 7.2 (6.5–7.9) | 0.0161 |
Metabolic control | |||
Target Range (< 7% A1C) | 3 (11.5) | 9 (42.9) | 0.0222 |
Suboptimal Control (> 7…<9% A1C) | 14 (53.8) | 10 (47.6) | |
Above Target (> 9% A1C) | 9 (34.6) | 2 (9.5) | |
Daily insulin requirement | 0.9 (0.8–1.2) | 1 (0.79–1.1) | 0.6281 |
Severe hypoglycemia experience | 2 (7.7) | 1 (4.8) | 1.003 |
Number of Glucagon use | 4 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 0.1173 |
Frequency of fingerstick glucose measurement per day | 5.5 (3–8) | 7 (5-8.5) | 0.0901 |
Number of hypoglycemic episodes with loss of consciousness requiring hospitalization | 2 (7.7) | 3 (14.3) | 0.6443 |
Number of b-CGM hypoglycemia (< 70 mg/dl) | 5 (3-7.3) | 3 (1–5) | 0.1281 |
Number of recorded fingerstick Hypoglycemia (< 70 mg/dl) | 2 (0–3) | 2 (1–4) | 0.2621 |
TIR % (between 70 and 180 mg/dL) | 42 (33-57.5) | 52 (44-62.5) | 0.951 |
Time above range % (> 180 mg/dL) | 51.5 (36-59.5) | 37 (25-45.5) | 0.0221 |
Time below range % (< 70 mg/dL) | 4 (1.6.3) | 8 (4.5–13.5) | 0.0241 |
Hypoglycemia (< 70) hour/day | 1.32 (0.24–3.48) | 0.96 (0.24–1.92) | 0.3721 |
The standard deviation of b-CGM values | 49.5 (38-56.3) | 50 (41–53) | 0.7971 |
Average maximum of b-CGM values | 157.5 (136.5-185.3) | 174 (130-189.5) | 0.8721 |
Perceiving hypoglycemia % | 40 (15.6–69) | 40.8 (21.3–67.8) | 0.6651 |
Appropriate hypoglycemia self-treatment % | 30 (0–95) | 50 (16.7–68.3) | 0.6981 |