Using insulin pump with a remote-control system in young patients with diabetes improves glycemic control and enhances patient satisfaction

Table 5 Change of parameters by remote control group

Variable	Remote use group1 n = 10		Remote use group2 n = 12		Remote use group3 n = 16		P-value¹
Variable	mean	STD	mean	STD	mean	STD
Age [y]	12.1	3.0	16.5	6.2	11.9	3.2	ns
% Females	60		75		69		ns
Baseline HbA1c[%]	8.82	1.89	9.54	1.86	9.47	1.75	ns
Change² HbA1c[%]	−0.54	1.13	−0.66	1.82	−1.49	1.35	0.0174
%Change HbA1c	95.4	9.5	95.0	17.1	85.7	10.0	0.0152
Baseline Daily Insulin (Units)	38.2	15.6	50.3	18.8	40.4	22.6	ns
Change Daily Insulin (Units)	0.22	6.03	−4.02	5.53	−5.08	10.6	0.0824^1a
%Change Daily Insulin	102.7	23.2	91.9	10.6	85.1	13.6	0.0394

¹Jonckheere-Terpstra non-parametric trend test; ^1a trend
²Absolute change in HbA1c: HbA1c(visit2)-HbA1c(baseline)
³Relative change in HbA1c in percent: 100*HbA1c(visit2)/HbA1c(baseline)
⁴Absolute change in daily insulin: insulin(visit2)-insulin(baseline)
⁵Relative change in daily insulin in percent: 100*insulin(visit2)/insulin(baseline)

ISSN: 2055-8260