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Insulin Requirements
Insulin Requirements (BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care is an open access · Definitions of study outcomes) — "We assessed two key outcome measures of insulin r…
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- Two key outcome measures of insulin requirement were assessed
- Initial insulin requirement
- The basal insulin dose required when the patient first achieved the glucose target
- The glucose target required fasting glucose below 5.3 mmol/L
- Sustained achievement required three consecutive days below the target
- Peak insulin requirement
- The highest basal insulin dose used at any point during pregnancy
- Insulin doses were expressed in units per day
