Table 1.

Table showing number of patients receiving a minimum of one post-prandial CBG measurement per day compared with before and after introduction of electronic recording of CBG measurements

CBG recordedFirst audit (n=9)Second audit (n=16)Third audit (n=21)
On admission6 (67%)10 (63%)21 (100%)
On day 1 of steroid therapy1 (11%)1 (6%)19 (90%)
On day 2 of steroid therapy1 (11%)6 (38%)20 (95%)
On day 3 of steroid therapy0 (0%)5 (31%)19 (90%)
On day 4 of steroid therapy0 (0%)6 (38%)15 (71%)
  • CBG = capillary blood glucose.