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. 2011 Jul;13(7):737–741. doi: 10.1089/dia.2011.0010

Table 2.

Relevant Metabolic Parameters in the Two Treatment Groups After a 3-Month Period of Administering Insulin Injections with 5-mm or 8-mm Needles

 
Use of needle length
 
Group A (n = 64)
Group B (n = 62)
Variable 5-mm 8-mm 8-mm 5-mm
Weight (kg) 110 ± 16 108 ± 17 105 ± 16 104 ± 16
A1C (%) 7.5 ± 1.0 7.6 ± 1.1 7.5 ± 0.8 7.4 ± 0.8
FA (μmol/L) 259 ± 59 275 ± 52 258 ± 42 252 ± 38
1,5-AG (mg/L) 10.3 ± 6.5 10.3 ± 6.9 10.4 ± 6.2 11.0 ± 6.6
TDI (IU) 92 ± 42 88 ± 40 102 ± 65 98 ± 62*

Data are mean ± SD values. Group A first used the 31-gauge 5-mm pen needle and then the 31-gauge 8-mm pen needle; Group B used them in the reverse order.

*

P < 0.05 versus baseline.

A1C, hemoglobin A1c; 1,5-AG, 1,5-anhydroglucitol; FA, fructosamine; TDI, total daily insulin dose.