Table 2 Frequency of SMBG
From: Self monitoring of blood glucose - a survey of diabetes UK members with type 2 diabetes who use SMBG
| Â | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Once a day | 33 | 12.2 | 38 | 15.0 | 71 | 13.5 |
Twice a day | 29 | 10.7 | 32 | 12.6 | 61 | 11.6 |
Three times a day | 25 | 9.2 | 22 | 8.7 | 47 | 9.0 |
Four times a day | 16 | 5.9 | 19 | 7.5 | 35 | 6.7 |
More than four times a day | 10 | 3.7 | 15 | 5.8 | 25 | 4.8 |
Once a week | 28 | 10.3 | 15 | 5.8 | 43 | 8.2 |
More than once a week but not every day | 52 | 19.2 | 39 | 15.4 | 91 | 17.3 |
Fortnightly | 13 | 4.8 | 7 | 2.8 | 20 | 3.8 |
Less than once a month | 6 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.9 |
Occasional periods * | 54 | 19.9 | 60 | 23.6 | 114 | 21.7 |
Other | 5 | 1.9 | 3 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.5 |
Totals | 271 | 100 | 254 | 100 | 525 | 100 |