Diabetes technology

A Randomized Crossover Trial to Compare Automated Insulin Delivery (the Artificial Pancreas) With Carbohydrate Counting or Simplified Qualitative Meal-Size Estimation in Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes CarePublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · Time in range 3.9-10.0 mmol/LResult — go to the resultMean difference −3.6 %

Authors' conclusion

Though the qualitative meal-size estimation method achieved a high time in range and low time in hypoglycemia, noninferiority was not confirmed.

Study context

Population
Adults with T1D using AID; 20 women; age 44 (SD 17) years; A1C 7.4% [0.7%]30 completed
Comparison
AID with qualitative meal-size estimation vs AID with CHO counting
Primary endpoint
Time in range 3.9-10.0 mmol/L; noninferiority margin 4%
Follow-up
3 weeks
Methodological detailstwo-center, crossover, noninferiority
  • Two-center
  • Crossover
  • Noninferiority

Primary result

Time in range 3.9-10.0 mmol/L

Mean difference

−3.6 %

noninferiority P = 0.78

By group

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

Automated basal insulin delivery · higher with Qualitative meal-size estimation

P = 0.003

Safety

Time <3.9 mmol/L low in both arms
<1.6%
Time <3.0 mmol/L low in both arms
<0.2%

Original publication

A Randomized Crossover Trial to Compare Automated Insulin Delivery (the Artificial Pancreas) With Carbohydrate Counting or Simplified Qualitative Meal-Size Estimation in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. Published 3 May 2023. doi:10.2337/dc22-2297

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