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Table 3 Comparative results before and after intervention inside the groups*

From: An educational program for insulin self-adjustment associated with structured self-monitoring of blood glucose significantly improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after 12 weeks: a randomized, controlled pilot study

 

Group A (n = 12)

Group B (n = 10)

 

Pre

Post

P value**

Pre

Post

P value**

A1C (%)

9.6 ± 1.6

9.0 ± 1.1

0.131

9.0 ± 0.8

8.0 ± 1.2

0.006

Body weight (Kg)

78.1 ± 17.4

78.1 ± 17.8

1.00

71.8 ± 20.7

70.8 ± 21.5

0.378

Daily insulin dose (IU/day)

66.1 ± 19.0

70.9 ± 25.5

0.158

71.7 ± 47.2

79.0 ± 52.0

0.177

Daily insulin dose (IU/Kg/day)

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

0.188

1.0 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.5

0.109

Basal insulin dose (IU/day)

54.3 ± 13.3

55.3 ± 16.6

0.491

56.8 ± 32.3

61.2 ± 34.4

0.306

Bolus insulin dose (IU/day)

11.8 ± 12.5

15.6 ± 13.6

0.078

14.9 ± 18.5

17.8 ± 19.0

0.079

  1. A1C, glycated hemoglobin A1C.
  2. *Results are presented as mean ± s.d.
  3. **P-values of Paired Student’s t-test, level of significance of 0.05.