Only a fifth of the participants used the rule trained within the education programme to adjust their insulin dose. The majority adjusted their insulin dose by personal experience/feeling. However, people in both groups were able to adjust their insulin dose. Although people using adjustment rules adjust their insulin dose more frequently, HbA1c and the incidence of hypoglycaemia was similar compared to those using personal experience/feeling (Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
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Principles and frequency of self-adjustment of insulin dose in people with diabetes mellitus type 1 and correlation with markers of metabolic control
Although all people were trained to use an insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio and a factor for correction for ISA, only half of the patients adjusted their insulin dosage using the complex rules from the treatment and education programme. Patients, who performed their ISA based upon feeling, did not show worse metabolic control (Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
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