Table 1

Baseline characteristics

All (N=342)Continued FSL-FGM (n=260)Stopped FSL-FGM (n=82)
Male gender, n (%)178 (52.0)140 (53.8)38 (46.3)
Age, years48.0 (15.6)47.7 (15.8)49.0 (15.1)
HbA1c, mmol/mol61.2 (12.9)62.1 (13.3)58.2 (11.4)*
HbA1c, %7.8 (1.2)7.8 (1.2)7.5 (1.0)*
Type of diabetes, n (%)
 Type 1 diabetes272 (79.5)214 (82.3)58 (70.7)
 Type 2 diabetes45 (13.2)30 (11.5)15 (18.3)
 Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA)16 (4.7)10 (3.8)6 (7.3)
 Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)2 (0.6)1 (0.4)1 (1.2)
 Other forms of diabetes7 (2.0)5 (1.9)2 (2.4)
Complications, n (%)
Microvascular complications121 (35.4)89 (34.2)32 (39.0)
 Neuropathy71 (20.8)†52 (20.0)19 (23.2)
 Albuminuria62 (18.1)47 (18.1)15 (18.3)
 Retinopathy72 (21.1)50 (19.2)22 (26.8)
Macrovascular complications50 (14.6)38 (14.6)12 (14.6)
  • Data are presented as number (%) or mean (SD).

  • *P<0.05.

  • †Data available for 108 persons (80 persons who continued and 28 who stopped FSL-FGM).

  • FSL-FGM, FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.