Changing Meal Sequence Affects Glucose Excursions in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

Characteristics of glucose excursion by different numbers of meals.

	D; Three meals a day	E; Six meals a day
Largest glucose level (mmol/L)			0.002
Smallest glucose level (mmol/L)			0.703
Mean glucose level (mmol/L)			0.598
Standard deviation (mmol/L)			0.002
Largest amplitude of glycemic excursions (mmol/L)			0.003
Mean amplitude of glycemic excursions (mmol/L)			<0.001
Coefficient variation (%)			0.001

All values are . Data is analyzed by paired Student’s -test. was considered statistically significant.