The effect of the modified fat-protein unit algorithm compared with that of carbohydrate counting on postprandial glucose in adults with type-1 diabetes when consuming meals with differing macronutrient compositions: a randomized crossover trial

Table 4 Glycaemic outcomes by algorithm following different test meals

		Meantime in target Range (3.9–10 mmol/L) (%)		Meantime above target Range(> 10 mmol/L) (%)		Meantime below target range (< 3.9 mmol/ L) (%)
Algorithm		Meal type		Meal type		Meal type
Algorithm		NPM	HPFM	NPM	HPFM	NPM	HPFM
	CC	65.74 ± 8.92	87.27 ± 6.48	41.17 ± 9.10	14.49 ± 7.82	0	0.64 ± 0.64
	FPU	85.43 ± 3.90	88.94 ± 5.08	11.50 ± 4.04*	9.42 ± 5.00	3.78 ± 1.68*	1.54 ± 1.54

CC, carbohydrate counting; FPU, fat-protein unit; NPM: normal protein meal; HPFM: high protein-fat meal.* p < 0.05 for FPU vs. CC

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