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Table 3 Blood glucose levels and insulin doses at 8 A.M., 12 noon, 5 P.M. and 8 P.M.

From: Glycemic control with a basal-bolus insulin protocol in hospitalized diabetic patients treated with glucocorticoids: a retrospective cohort study

Hours

8 A.M.

12:00

5 P.M.

8 P.M.

Glucocorticoids

Control

Glucocorticoids

Control

Glucocorticoids

Control

Glucocorticoids

Control

BGL(mg/dl) mean ± SD

197.1 ± 52.8

184.8 ± 53.9

220.1 ± 61.1

212.9 ± 54.7

235.8 ± 61.9

183.5 ± 54.2

251.2 ± 74.6

198.3 ± 55.7

BGL mmol/l ± SD

10.9 ± 2.4

10.3 ± 3

12.2 ± 3.4

11.8 ± 3

13.1 ± 3.4

10.2 ± 3

13.9 ± 4.1

11 ± 3.1

p-value

0.16

 

0.45

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

Insulin (units) mean ± SD

9.7 ± 3.9

9.86 ± 4.08

10.1 ± 4.3

10.2 ± 4.0

10.48 ± 3.9

9.9 ± 3.9

10.8 ± 5.4

18.7 ± 8.4

p-value

0.8

 

0.85

 

0.41

 

<.0001