Table 2.
HbA1c and frequency of blood glucose testing at baseline and following FreeStyle Libre initiation
| Prior to FreeStyle Libre initiation | After FreeStyle Libre initiation | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c, n (%) | |||
| ≤ 7% (≤ 53 mmol/mol) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (19.2) | < 0.001 |
| > 7% and ≤ 9% (> 53 and ≤ 75 mmol/mol) | 12 (25.5) | 38 (80.8) | |
| > 9% (> 75 mmol/mol) | 35 (74.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Mean (SD) | 9.9 (1.2) | 7.4 (0.5) | |
| Frequency of blood glucose testing using finger-prick per day, n (%) | |||
| ≤ 1 | 4 (9.5) | 23 (48.9) | < 0.001 |
| 2–4 | 38 (90.5) | 24 (51.1) | |
| ≥ 5 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Missing | 5 | 0 | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.2 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.3) | |
| Frequency of FreeStyle Libre scanning per day, n (%) | |||
| ≤ 1 | – | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001* |
| 2–4 | – | 0 (0.0) | |
| ≥ 5 | – | 47 (100.0) | |
| Missing | – | 0 | |
| Mean (SD) | – | 8.1 (1.7) | |
HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, SD standard deviation
*vs frequency of blood glucose testing using finger-prick