The status of blood glucose monitoring and its influencing factors in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes initiating premixed insulin: A prospective real-world study
Authors' conclusion
This study found that most T2DM patients would take SMBG but the adherence decreased over time. The adherence to SMBG in Chinese T2DM patients was influenced by age, insulin dosage, education level, and diabetes duration. SMBG benefited the improvement of glycemic control.
Study context
- Population
- Chinese adults with T2D newly initiating premixed insulin analogues
- Participants
- 8,214 adults
- Outcome
- Frequency of SMBG
- Follow-up
- Over 12 weeks
Methodological detailssingle-arm, multi-center, Follow-up 12 weeks; SMBG data at weeks 1, 4, 8 and 12; HbA1c at weeks 1 and 12
- Single-arm
- Multi-center
- Follow-up 12 weeks; SMBG data at weeks 1, 4, 8 and 12; HbA1c at weeks 1 and 12
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
SMBG frequency
Average SMBG frequency over the first 4 weeks
4.78 times/week
Average SMBG frequency over 12 weeks
3.33 times/week
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
SMBG adherence · week 12
%
- Monitored blood glucose at least once
- 83.3
- Continued SMBG every week
- 20.3
SMBG frequency and glycaemic control
- Patients with higher SMBG frequency had better blood glucose control
Original publication
The status of blood glucose monitoring and its influencing factors in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes initiating premixed insulin: A prospective real-world study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 16 October 2024. doi:10.
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