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Satisfaction with the Use of Different Technologies for Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Among Adults with Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes and Problematic Hypoglycemia: 2-Year Follow-Up in the HypoCOMPaSS Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Speight, Jane 
Holmes-Truscott, Elizabeth 
Little, Stuart A 
Leelarathna, Lalantha 
Walkinshaw, Emma 

Abstract

Background: In the HypoCOMPaSS trial, adults with long-standing type 1 diabetes and problematic hypoglycemia were randomized to compare insulin pump (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; CSII) with multiple daily injections (MDI) and real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) with conventional self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Our aim was to investigate participants' satisfaction with these technologies at 6-month randomized, controlled trial (RCT) endpoint and at 2-year follow-up. Methods: Participants completed the Insulin Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire subscales "device delivery" and "hypoglycemia control"; and Glucose Monitoring Experience Questionnaire, assessing "convenience", "effectiveness", "intrusiveness", and "total satisfaction." We assessed change over time and between-group differences by insulin and monitoring modalities. Results: Participants (N = 96) were 64% women, aged 49 ± 12 years, with a diabetes duration of 29 ± 12 years. At 6 months, participants reported improvements compared with baseline (all P < 0.001) in satisfaction with insulin "delivery device" (r = 0.39) and "hypoglycemia control" (r = 0.52), and trends toward significance in perceived "effectiveness" (r = 0.42) and "intrusiveness" (r = 0.27) of monitoring device (but not "convenience", P = 0.139). All improvements were sustained at 2 years. At 6 months, the only difference between arms was that greater satisfaction with insulin "delivery device" was reported in the CSII group compared with MDI (P < 0.001, r = 0.40). No between-group differences were observed at 2 years. Conclusions: Overall, significant improvements in participant satisfaction with diabetes technologies were observed over the 6-month RCT, in all domains except "convenience," and maintained at 2 years. Although HypoCOMPaSS demonstrated noninferiority of SMBG versus CGM, and MDI versus CSII in terms of biomedical outcomes, detailed assessments confirm that participants' satisfaction with delivery device was greater in those allocated to CSII than MDI.

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Keywords

Glucose monitoring, Hypoglycemia, Insulin delivery, Satisfaction, Technology, Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose, Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glycated Hemoglobin, Humans, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemic Agents, Insulin, Insulin Infusion Systems, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Satisfaction, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult

Journal Title

Diabetes Technol Ther

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Journal ISSN

1520-9156
1557-8593

Volume Title

21

Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert Inc

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Sponsorship
Diabetes UK (via Newcastle University) (RES/0242/7530)
Wellcome Trust (100574/Z/12/Z)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12012/5)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) (146281)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_12012)
Diabetes UK NIHR