Table 4.

Difference between means of bio-physical outcomes obtained between intervention and control groups at 3, 6 and 12 months

	3 months		6 months		12 months
Outcomes	Difference between means (95% CI)	P	Difference between means (95% CI)	P	Difference between means (95% CI)	P
HbA1c (%)	0.01 (–0.23, 0.26)	0.92	–0.06 (–0.32, 0.20)	0.67	0.01 (–0.30, 0.32)	0.94
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	N/A	N/A	–0.12 (–0.34, 0.10)	0.28	–0.04 (–0.18, 0.26)	0.70
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	N/A	N/A	–0.28 (–0.64, 0.08)	0.13	–0.13 (–0.42, 0.16)	0.37
Severe hypoglycaemia*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	–0.05 (–0.61, 0.50)	0.85
Body mass index (kg/m2)	–0.01 (–0.35, 0.33)	0.96	–0.07 (–0.48, 0.34)	0.74	0.07 (–0.56, 0.42)	0.77
Total daily insulin dose (units)	0.33 (–2.17, 2.84)	0.79	2.33 (–0.46, 5.11)	0.10	0.29 (–3.30, 3.88)	0.87

Fifty-four patients in intervention group and 60 patients in the control group.

^*Severe episodes per annum.