Effects of Flash Glucose Monitoring on Dietary Variety, Physical Activity, and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes
Table 3
Study parameters of the patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes before and after flash glucose monitoring intervention.
T1DM ()
T2DM ()
Baseline
12 weeks
value
Baseline
12 weeks
value
DVS (points), mean (SD)
3.2 (2.3)
3.2 (2.4)
0.899
2.1 (2.2)
2.3 (2.5)
0.655
IPAQ category, %
0.705
<0.001
Low
56.7
54.0
67.4
25.5
Moderate/high
43.3
46.0
32.6
74.5
SDSCA score (points), mean (SD)
General diet
8.0 (4.4)
8.2 (3.7)
0.620
7.2 (3.1)
7.3 (2.9)
0.950
Specific diet
9.5 (3.3)
9.7 (3.2)
0.720
9.4 (4.9)
9.5 (3.8)
0.959
Exercise
5.3 (4.4)
4.9 (3.5)
0.493
5.3 (4.0)
5.4 (4.1)
0.917
SMBG
12.8 (3.0)
13.1 (2.2)
0.422
11.7 (3.6)
12.8 (1.9)
0.102
Drug
16.4 (4.1)
16.3 (3.8)
0.922
20.5 (1.3)
20.3 (1.7)
0.633
Foot care
21.7 (8.4)
25.5 (8.2)
0.002
21.7 (7.5)
24.1 (7.8)
0.058
DTSQ score (points), mean (SD)
Perceived hyperglycemia
3.4 (1.5)
3.8 (1.4)
0.259
3.4 (1.4)
3.4 (1.6)
0.917
Perceived hypoglycemia
2.5 (1.4)
2.5 (1.3)
0.883
1.2 (1.4)
1.3 (1.3)
0.846
Treatment satisfaction
25.2 (6.5)
27.0 (5.8)
0.091
26.0 (7.0)
28.2 (6.6)
0.029
Data are shown as mean (standard deviation). DVS: Dietary Variety Score; IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire; SDSCA: Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure; DTSQ: Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire; SMBG: self-monitoring of blood glucose.
