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Table 7 Free text responses to low blood glucose result

From: Self monitoring of blood glucose - a survey of diabetes UK members with type 2 diabetes who use SMBG

Thematic Codes

Number of Responses

Eat/drink something

248

It doesn't happen/N/A

168

Increase SMBG frequency/retest later

27

Do nothing

18

Response unclear

18

Consult/note in diary to discuss with healthcare professional

9

Exercise

1

Increase starch intake

3

Total

492

  1. * 34 (out of 460) respondents gave more than one response to this question
  2. ** The quality check revealed a 3.4% discrepancy between the two analysts. Differeneces were resolved by consensus