Fig. 1.
Schematic representation of the study protocol. All 158 randomized patients had participated in the ISTERP-1 and had received the educational training in that study according to exactly the same protocol that was provided to the intervention group in the present study. CG Control group, GV glycemic variability, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, hypos hypoglycemic episodes, IG intervention group, pts patients, SMBG self-monitoring of blood glucose, T0 baseline, T1–T6 follow-up time points, US ultrasound