An Investigation of the Glucose Monitoring Practices of Nurses in Stroke Care: A Descriptive Cohort Study
Table 2
Glucose results (mmol/L) and glucose monitoring practice and comparison between adults grouped by history of diabetes and no history of diabetes mellitus.
Variable
Total (%)
History DM (%)
No history DM (%)
value
Adults in hospital day 1, (%)
112 (100)
18 (16)
94 (84%)
Baseline glucose mmol/L, m ± SD ()
(2.0–16.1)
0.005
Highest glucose mmol/L, day 1, m ± SD ()
(2.4–17)
(4.8–16.1)
(2.4–17.1)
0.002
Lowest glucose mmol/L, day 1, m ± SD ()
(2.4–14.7)
(4.3–13.5)
(2.4–14.7)
0.067
PGM conducted day 1
32 (28)
18 (100)
14 (15)
0.00
Adults in hospital day 2, (%)
105 (100)
17 (16)
88 (84)
Highest glucose mmol/L, day 2, m ± SD ()
(4–24)
(4.3–14.7)
(4.3–24.1)
0.001
PGM conducted day 2
21 (20)
16 (94)
5 (6)
Adults in hospital day 3, (%)
98 (100)
14 (14)
84 (86)
Highest glucose mmol/L, day 3, m ± SD ()
(2.9–19)
(5.7–12.9)
(2.9–19)
0.06
PGM conducted day 3
20 (20)
14 (100)
6 (7)
Adults in hospital day 4, (%)
89 (100)
12 (13)
77 (86)
Highest glucose mmol/L, day 4, m ± SD ()
(3.8–19)
(5.9–18)
(3.8–19)
0.019
PGM conducted day 4
18 (21)
12 (100)
6 (8)
Adults in hospital day 5, (%)
81 (100)
11 (13)
70 (86)
Highest glucose mmol/L, day 5, m ± SD ()
(3.4–18.5)
(6.8–13.9)
(3.4–18.5)
0.14
PGM conducted day 5
12 (15)
8 (73)
4 (6)
Number of days glucose monitored, m ± SD ()
(0–100)
0.034
HbA1c test undertaken
9 (8)
4 (22)
5 (5)
DM: diabetes mellitus, m: mean, SD (): standard deviation (range), and PGM: point of care glucose monitoring. -tests indicated that adults with history DM had significantly higher glucose at baseline and highest glucose recordings on day 1, day 2, and day 4. Chi-square test for independence (with Yates continuity correction if 2 by 2 table) found that history of DM was significantly associated with higher frequency of testing on day 1 and longer duration of testing in terms of numbers of days that glucose was monitored. values < 0.05 indicate significance. If counts in cells were less than five, statistical analysis was not conducted.
