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

Table 3 Parameters of the secondary study group over the study period (N = 14 Age 6–11 y)

	Baseline		Visit 1		Visit 2
	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	Mean	STD	p-value¹
Parameter
HbA1c	8.7 72	1.9	7.7 61	0.8	7.9 63	0.9	0.09^1a
HbA1c (relative)	100	0	91.6	16.1	93.4	16.4	0.09^1a
Average Daily Insulin (Unit)	33.5	20.7	28.6	16.1	30.1	14.5	0.10^1a
Average Blood Glucose (mg)	.	.	182.2	29.0	174.0	37.5	.
BP systolic	102.7	10.1	105.9	10.4	108.4	18.2	ns
BP diastolic	62.3	8.9	63.6	9.9	62.8	8.2	ns
BMI [kg/m²]	18.0	3.6	19.0	3.8	18.9	3.9	0.0046
Subjective Perception of Therapy²
Satisfaction/Analog scale	60.0	16.2	78.6	8.6	80.7	9.2	0.0005
Satisfaction/Questionnaire	58.0	16.2	85.7	11.6	83.0	10.5	0.0005
Subjective Handling Ease	46.4	22.2	67.0	14.4	63.4	12.5	0.08^1a
Subjective Compliance	58.6	15.5	75.0	12.0	69.1	15.1	ns

¹p-value for development from baseline to visit 2 by Wilcoxon signed rank test ^1a trend
²Analog scale 0–100 = worst to best; the questionnaire ratings (1–5) were rescaled to 0–100;

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