Table 9 Actions Taken if blood glucose levels not as expected
From: Self monitoring of blood glucose - a survey of diabetes UK members with type 2 diabetes who use SMBG
Action | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % |
I increased my medication | 24 | 8.9 | 18 | 7.1 | 42 | 8.0 |
I reduced my carbohydrate for the same mealtime the next day | 167 | 61.6 | 153 | 60.2 | 320 | 61.0 |
I did more physical activity than I would normally do | 106 | 39.1 | 87 | 34.3 | 193 | 36.8 |
I contacted my diabetes healthcare team for advice | 36 | 13.3 | 30 | 11.8 | 66 | 12.6 |
I didn't do anything | 54 | 19.9 | 60 | 23.6 | 114 | 21.7 |
Other | 21 | 7.8 | 17 | 6.7 | 38 | 7.2 |
Total | 408 | - | 365 | - | 773 | - |