Views and Experiences of New Zealand Women with Gestational Diabetes in Achieving Glycaemic Control Targets: The Views Study

Table 2

Participants views and experiences of capillary blood glucose monitoring.

	Women with less tight glycaemic treatment targets; (% of 20)	Women with tighter glycaemic treatment targets; (% of 40)	Women total; (%)
Knew their glycaemic treatment targets	19 (98.3)	40 (100)	59 (98.3)
Viewed achieving glycaemic treatment targets as very important or important	20 (100)	39 (97.5)	59 (98.3)
Viewed documenting blood glucose results as very important or important	18 (90)	37 (92.5)	56 (93.3)
Experienced difficult fasting glycaemic treatment target (before breakfast)	12 (60)	25 (62.5)	37 (61.6)
Experienced difficult postprandial glycaemic treatment target (after dinner)	3 (15)	8 (20)	11 (18.3)