Table 2.
Baseline type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) characteristics of the study population (N=128).
| Pattern of T2DM | Value | |
| Diabetes history, n (%) | ||
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<1 year | 12 (9.4) |
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≥1 year | 116 (90.6) |
| Family history of diabetes, n (%) | 99 (77.3) | |
| Number of times diabetes medicine is missed in a month, n (%) | ||
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0 | 106 (82.8) |
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<4 | 15 (11.7) |
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≥4 | 7 (5.5) |
| Number of hypoglycemic events in a month, n (%) | ||
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0 | 104 (81.3) |
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<2 | 13 (10.2) |
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≥2 | 11 (8.5) |
| Frequency of blood sugar testing, n (%) | ||
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<2 times a week | 87 (67.9) |
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≥2 times a week | 41 (32.1) |
| HbA1ca (%), mean (SD) | 8.32 (1.48) | |
| FBGb (mg/dl), mean (SD) | 139.16 (40.01) | |
| PPBGc (mg/dl), mean (SD) | 175.30 (43.39) | |
| HOMA-IRd index, mean (SD) | 5.39 (4.82) | |
aHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.
bFBG: fasting blood glucose.
cPPBG: postprandial blood glucose.
dHOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance.