Table 1.

 Baseline characteristics

Characteristic	Intervention (n = 81)	Control (n = 80)
Male	56 (69)	47 (59)
White	81 (100)	80 (100)
Age, years	42 (32–53)	44 (34–53)
BMI, kg/m2	25.1 ± 3.9	25.1 ± 3.7
Duration of diabetes, years	19 (14–25)	19 (11–31)
Screening HbA1c, mmol/mol	50.1 ± 4.9	49.3 ± 6.9
Screening HbA1c, %	6.7 ± 0.5	6.7 ± 0.6
Self-reported BG monitoring frequency per day	5.2 ± 2.1	5.2 ± 2.2
Insulin (daily dose)
Basal, units	25.7 ± 13.9	20.9 ± 10.0
Bolus, units	24.2 ± 13.5	22.2 ± 13.4

Data are n (%), median (interquartile range) or mean ± SD

BG, blood glucose