Trial reportDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2018
Bolusing frequency and amount impacts glucose control during hybrid closed-loop.
Trial report in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Bolusing frequency and amount impacts glucose control during hybrid closed-loop.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2018Trial
- Insulin Bolus Patterns in Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Using a Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery System.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2026Article
- Closed-loop therapy: recent advancements and potential predictors of glycemic outcomes.Expert opinion on drug delivery · 2025Review
- The role of automated insulin delivery technology in diabetes.Diabetologia · 2024Review
- A Systematic Review of Commercial Hybrid Closed-Loop Automated Insulin Delivery Systems.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023 · on this mapReview
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aimTo compare bolus insulin delivery patterns during closed-loop home studies in adults with suboptimally [HbA
methodsRetrospective analysis of daytime and night-time insulin delivery during home use of closed-loop over 4 weeks. Daytime and night-time controller effort, defined as amount of insulin delivered by closed-loop relative to usual basal insulin delivery, and daytime bolus effort, defined as total bolus insulin delivery relative to total daytime insulin delivery were compared between both cohorts. Correlation analysis was performed between individual bolus behaviour (bolus effort and frequency) and daytime controller efforts, and proportion of time spent within and below sensor glucose target range.
resultsIndividuals with suboptimally controlled Type 1 diabetes had significantly lower bolus effort (P = 0.038) and daily bolus frequency (P < 0.001) compared with those with well-controlled diabetes. Controller effort during both daytime (P = 0.007) and night-time (P = 0.005) were significantly higher for those with suboptimally controlled Type 1 diabetes. Time when glucose was within the target range (3.9-10.0 mmol/L) during daytime correlated positively with bolus effort (r = 0.37, P = 0.016) and bolus frequency (r = 0.33, P = 0.037). Time when glucose was below the target range during daytime was comparable in both groups (P = 0.36), and did not correlate significantly with bolus effort (r = 0.28, P = 0.066) or bolus frequency (r = -0.21, P = 0.19).
conclusionMore frequent bolusing and higher proportion of insulin delivered as bolus during hybrid closed-loop use correlated positively with time glucose was in target range. This emphasises the need for user input and educational support to benefit from this novel therapeutic modality.
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