Time delays between fingerstick glucose measurements and correctional insulin administration in the hospital: do they really matter?
Authors' conclusion
Time delay between inpatient POC glucose measurements and correctional insulin administration varies widely and may alter insulin dosing.
Study context
- Population
- Hospitalised individuals treated with insulin receiving usual diabetes care
- Participants
- 243 individuals2,204 matched episodes
- Outcome
- Time delay between point-of-care (POC) glucose measurement and correctional insulin administration
Methodological detailssingle-centre, blinded continuous glucose monitors (CGM) (Dexcom G6 Pro)
- Single-centre
- Blinded CGM (Dexcom G6 Pro)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean time delay (± SD)
52.5 ± 37.4 min
Mean absolute difference between CGM values
1.0 ± 1.2 mmol/l
Episodes in which a different correctional insulin dose may have been given with updated CGM value
28.4%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Time delays between fingerstick glucose measurements and correctional insulin administration in the hospital: do they really matter? Diabetologia. Published 22 April 2026. doi:10.
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