Clinical Study

Effects of Flash Glucose Monitoring on Dietary Variety, Physical Activity, and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of the diabetic study group.

VariablesMean (SD) or %VariablesMean (SD) or %

Age (years)57.3 (15.7)Retinopathy, %45.1
Women, %52.0Neuropathy, %62.1
Body weight (kg)64.1 (15.3)Nephropathy, %44.7
BMI (kg/m2)24.3 (5.4)CVD, %14.2
T1DM/T2DM (numbers)42/48Medication
HbA1c (%)7.7 (1.2)α-Glucosidase inhibitors, %8.3
Duration of diabetes (years)18.4 (11.2)DPP4 inhibitors, %37.5
Alcohol consumption, %22.7Sulfonylureas, %16.6
Smoking, %21.2Biguanides, %64.5
Hypertension, %41.8Glinides, %4.1
Dyslipidemia, %50.5SGLT2 inhibitors, %37.5
LDLC (mg/dL)102.9 (27.7)Pioglitazone, %18.7
HDLC (mg/dL)58.1 (18.5)GLP-1 analog, %15.5
TG (mg/dL)144.2 (81)Insulin, %100

SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; T1DM/T2DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus/type 2 diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; LDLC: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDLC: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1; DPP4: dipeptidyl peptidase 4; SGLT2: sodium-glucose cotransporter 2; CVD: cardiovascular diseases.