Table 2.

Effect of the intervention on the percentage of patients with low, normal, or elevated glucose levels according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in patients in the program of care for adolescents and children with diabetes mellitus (PAANDA) at baseline (first month, n = 121) and 6 months after the intervention (n = 54)

	First month		Sixth month
	na	%	na	%	P‐value
Glucose levels before breakfast
Hypoglycemia (ADA 1), <70 mg/dL	29	5.21	44	4.03	<.001
Normoglycemia (ADA 2), 70‐120 mg/dL	171	30.70	561	51.37
Hyperglycemia (ADA 3), >120 mg/dL	357	64.09	487	44.60
Glucose levels after breakfast
ADA 1, <70 mg/dL	82	4.83	35	4.42	<.001
ADA 2, 70‐180 mg/dL	1071	63.07	564	71.21
ADA 3, >180 mg/dL	545	32.10	193	24.37
Pre‐meal glucose levels
ADA 1, <70 mg/dL	126	7.32	67	8.22	.02
ADA 2, 70–120 mg/dL	621	36.08	335	41.10
ADA 3, >120 mg/dL	974	56.60	413	50.67
Post‐meal glucose levels
ADA 1,<70 mg/dL	133	8.15	55	7.05	<.001
ADA 2, 70–180 mg/dL	1045	64.03	567	72.69
ADA 3, >180 mg/dL	454	27.82	158	20.26
Pre‐dinner glucose levels
ADA 1, <70 mg/dL	62	3.75	43	5.40	<.001
ADA 2, 70–120 mg/dL	554	33.54	359	45.04
ADA 3, >120 mg/dL	1036	62.71	395	49.56
After‐dinner glucose levels
ADA 1, <70 mg/dL	95	6.65	21	2.96	<.001
ADA 2, 70–180 mg/dL	918	64.29	540	76.16
ADA 3, >120 mg/dL	415	29.06	148	20.87
Early morning glucose levels
ADA 1, <70 mg/dL	71	4.51	24	4.49	.001
ADA 2, 70–180 mg/dL	1067	67.70	405	75.70
ADA 3, >180 mg/dL	438	27.79	106	19.81

Note: P‐values in bold: Statistically significant (P = 0.001), corresponds to the three categories.

^aNumber of glycometrics by month in the total population evaluated.