Table 4.
Impact of Device on Your Partner’s/Child’s Life.
| Adults (n = 74) |
Children (n = 100) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Insulin pump | ||||
| Extremely negative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somewhat negative | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Somewhat positive | 10 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Extremely positive | 46 | 79 | 69 | 80 |
| CGM | ||||
| Extremely negative | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Somewhat negative | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Neutral | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Somewhat positive | 10 | 20 | 16 | 22 |
| Extremely positive | 35 | 69 | 38 | 51 |
| Combined insulin pump and CGM | ||||
| Extremely negative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Somewhat negative | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Neutral | 1 | 8 | 5 | 36 |
| Somewhat positive | 5 | 42 | 2 | 14 |
| Extremely positive | 6 | 50 | 3 | 21 |
| Blood glucose meter | ||||
| Extremely negative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somewhat negative | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Neutral | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 |
| Somewhat positive | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
| Extremely positive | 46 | 67 | 47 | 49 |
Insulin pump n (partners = 58, parents/caregivers = 86); CGM n (partners = 51, parents/caregivers = 74); combined n (partners = 12, parents/caregivers = 14); BG meter n (partners = 69, parents/caregivers = 96); 3 partners report artificial pancreas impact, 1 was neutral and 2 were extremely positive.