Table 2.

Comparison of Glucose Levels During Hospital Stay in Those Who Were Managed Using the Protocol Versus Those Who Were Not (Protocol vs Control) (N = 163)^a

	Fasting glucose level (mg/dL)		Prelunch glucose level (mg/dL)		Predinner glucose level (mg/dL)		Bedtime glucose level (mg/dl)
	Control	Protocol	Control	Protocol	Control	Protocol	Control	Protocol
Day 1	NA	NA	214.2 (156.6, 297) n = 19	169.2 (126, 288) n = 45	180 (140.4, 112) n = 25	153 (124.2, 223.2) n = 58	223.2 (194.4, 279) n = 23	172.8 (134.1, 236.7)bn = 44
Day 2	175.5 (124.2, 232.2) n = 41	151.2 (115.92, 198) n = 105	219.6 (151.2, 291.6) n = 29	197.1 (134.1, 278.1) n = 56	196.2 (144, 279) n = 26	175.5 (139.5, 240.3) n = 56	201.6 (147.6, 270) n = 25	180 (138.6, 243) n = 42
Day 3	160.2 (120.6, 216) n = 45	135 (108, 182.7)bn = 104	194.4 (135, 275.4) n = 27	187.2 (132.3, 235.8) n = 52	221.4 (154.8, 307.8) n = 27	162 (129.6, 235.8)cn = 55	190.8 (147.6, 243) n = 21	180 (133.2, 253.8) n = 41
Day 4	203.4 (135, 253.8) n = 40	134.1 (108, 181.8)cn = 96	243 (180, 295.2) n = 27	183.6 (131.4, 252)bn = 51	213.3 (149.4, 270) n = 30	181.8 (138.6, 239.4) n = 47	232.2 (187.2, 291.6) n = 23	198 (145.8, 250.2) n = 40
Day 5	206.1 (144, 286.2) n = 38	129.6 (109.8, 180)cn = 89	212.4 (174.6, 277.2) n = 25	162 (127.8, 223.2)bn = 43	213.3 (171.9, 280.8) n = 28	142.2 (120.6, 203.4)cn = 49	214.2 (167.4, 293.4) n = 23	180 (135, 244.8) n = 36
Discharge day	186.3 (108, 237.6) n = 42	133.2 (96.12, 162)cn = 107	246.6 (144, 284.4) n = 27	145.8 (116.1, 180)cn = 52	226.8 (104.4, 250.2) n = 12	144 (117, 198) n = 22	217.8 (129.6, 280.8) n = 7	187.2 (126, 244.8) n = 14

^aData are presented as medians (25th, 75th percentiles) and differences between the protocol and control groups were examined using Kruskal-Wallis tests.

^bP < .05 compared to the control group.

^cP < .01 compared to the control group.