Table 3.

Glycemic control throughout the first week of hospitalization

	Newly diagnosed diabetes	Pre‐existing diabetes	P
	(n = 19)	(n = 43)
Average plasma glucose (mg/dL)
3 days	267.6 ± 48.3	233.0 ± 64.2	0.040
5 days	249.2 ± 41.2	229.0 ± 49.8	0.126
7 days	233.6 ± 39.5	220.2 ± 43.0	0.252
TAR >180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L), %
3 days	88.9 ± 13.5	67.5 ± 28.3	0.003
5 days	80.3 ± 18.5	67.5 ± 24.6	0.047
7 days	72.8 ± 19.7	64.2 ± 22.9	0.162
TIR 70–180 mg/dL (3.9–10.0 mmol/L), %
3 days	11.1 ± 13.5	33.8 ± 29.4	0.002
5 days	19.7 ± 18.5	33.2 ± 24.9	0.039
7 days	27.6 ± 20.1	35.9 ± 23.3	0.184

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

PG, plasma glucose level; TAR, time above range; TIR, time in range.