Interval between Insulin Injection and Breakfast in Diabetes.

dc.contributor.authorSackey, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorJefferson, I.G.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T10:14:31Z
dc.date.available2021-02-17T10:14:31Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between the insulin-breakfast interval, postprandial increase in blood glucose, and glycaemic control was studied in 58 children with diabetes. Patients recorded insulin-breakfast intervals in a home diary over a seven day period, and during a 24 hour period at the weekend provided eight serial capillary dried blood spots for glucose analysis. The highest mean blood glucose value occurred two hours after breakfast and showed a significant correlation with fructosamine concentrations. Weekend insulin-breakfast intervals ranged from 2-30 minutes, with 70% reporting intervals of less than 15 minutes. There was a significant correlation between the weekend insulin-breakfast interval and the after breakfast increase in blood glucose with a mean increment of 0.4 mmol/l in the 30 minute group and 7.2 mmol/l in the 2 minute group. Over the whole study period, children with mean insulin-breakfast intervals of two to 12 minutes had a mean fructosamine concentration of 376 mumol/l compared with 341 mumol/l in those with intervals of 15-35 minutes. This study has shown that the interval between insulin injection and breakfast significantly influences the morning postprandial rise in blood glucose and consequently short term glycaemic control. It is therefore important that patients are encouraged to leave an interval of about 30 minutes between insulin injection and breakfast.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1136/adc.71.3.248
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/36050
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArch Dis Childen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries71;3
dc.subjectInsulin Injectionen_US
dc.subjectDiabetesen_US
dc.titleInterval between Insulin Injection and Breakfast in Diabetes.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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