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. 2013 Mar 5;185(4):297–305. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121265

Table 2:

Rates of hypoglycemia and nocturnal plasma glucose concentrations among 15 patients with type 1 diabetes during each intervention

Outcome Intervention, no. (%) p value*
Dual-hormone closed-loop delivery
n = 15
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
n = 15
Patients with at least 1 hypoglycemic event 1 (7) 8 (53) 0.02
Patients with at least 1 nocturnal hypoglycemic event 0 (0) 5 (33) 0.07
Patients with at least 1 exercise-induced hypoglycemic event§ 1 (7) 2 (13) 1.0
Nocturnal plasma glucose measurements n = 363 n = 367
 < 4.0 mmol/L 2 (0.5) 45 (12.3)
 < 3.3 mmol/L 0 (0.0) 13 (3.5)
 < 3.0 mmol/L 0 (0.0) 9 (2.5)
*

McNemar test.

Defined as at least 1 measurement of plasma glucose concentration < 3.0 mmol/L, which was treated by oral carbohydrate.

Between the hours of 2300 and 0700.

§

From start of exercise to 1920.

Measurements were taken at 20-min intervals.