Using insulin pump with a remote-control system in young patients with diabetes improves glycemic control and enhances patient satisfaction

Table 2 Parameters of the primary study group over the study period (N = 24 Age 12–30 y)

	Baseline		Visit 1		Visit 2
	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	p-value¹
Parameter
HbA1c [%] Mmol/mol	9.7 83	1.7	8.5 69	1.3	8.6 70	1.2	0.00009
HbA1c(relative)	100	0	89.2	14.5	89.9	10.9	0.0001
Average Daily Insulin (Units)	48.5	17.7	45.5	17.0	46.3	15.9	0.03
Average Blood Glucose (mg)	–	–	211.3	58.0	199.4	59.8	–
BP systolic	113.7	9.4	113.4	10.2	114.9	9.9	ns
BP diastolic	68.7	8.2	67.3	8.1	68.0	8.4	ns
BMI [kg/m²]	21.5	4.0	22.0	4.1	21.6	4.6	ns
Subjective Perception of Therapy²
Satisfaction/Analog scale	56.3	12.5	70.2	13.5	75.7	12.6	0.00001
Satisfaction/Questionnaire	61.7	18.8	73.9	16.4	79.3	10.5	0.00336
Subjective Handling Ease	44.8	16.7	64.1	20.9	75.3	17.3	0.00006
Subjective Compliance	47.4	16.5	60.7	13.7	70.6	10.5	0.00003

¹p-value for development from baseline to visit 2 by Wilcoxon signed rank test
²Analog scale 0–100 = worst to best; the questionnaire ratings (1–5) were rescaled to 0–100;

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