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Poll Results   How often do you do a blood test during the middle of the night on your child or yourself?         Every night     39%     267         Three or more times per week, but not everynight     11%     75         Once or twice a week     6%     45         Once or twice a month     4%     29         Only if the pre-bedtime blood sugar is low or high, or if ill     24%     164         Rarely     11%     75         Never     3%     21   Total votes: 676

How often do you do a blood test during the middle of the night on your child or yourself? Poll dates: March 25 - April 1, 2007 Total Votes: 676 Research has shown that many people with diabetes have nighttime hypoglycemia and don't know it. Blood tests during the night can detect nighttime hypoglycemia or patterns of low blood sugars and help you take appropriate action to reduce the risk. Since we first ran this poll in January 1999, we've seen a significant change in the number of people who report testing every night, with the number growing from 13% to 39%, an increase of 300%. Over half (56%) of people report checking at least once or twice a week. People who report testing only if low or ill, or testing rarely, both dropped too. These changes make it clear that more and more people are aware of the risk of nighttime hypoglycemia and are taking action -- by checking blood sugars -- to help prevent it. Continuous sensing technology, such as the Medtronic products, DexCom, and Abbott Diabetes Care FreeStyle Navigator, have the potential to help enormously with nighttime monitoring by alarming only when blood sugars exceed pre-set boundaries. Parents who are now checking every night are definitely looking forward to reliable, accurate continuous sensing. Answer   Mar 2007   Mar 2006   Apr 2005   Feb 2004   Feb 2003   Dec 2001   Jan 1999 Every night   39%   38%   36%   30%   29%   25%   13% Three or more times per week   11%   8%   8%   10%   9%   9%   7% Once or twice a week   6%   7%   6%   8%   7%   9%   5% Once or twice a month   4%   3%   3%   5%   3%   5%   6% Only if low or ill   24%   24%   24%   26%   31%   27%   36% Rarely   11%   13%   13%   12%   11%   13%   20% Never   3%   5%   6%   6%   7%   8%   9% See Also Continuous Glucose Sensors Awakening from Sleep and Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Free full text available in PDF format. Defective awakening response to nocturnal hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Free full text available in HTML and PDF formats. Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes: An Assessment of Preventive Bedtime Treatments. Free full text available in PDF format. Nocturnal hypoglycaemia in Type 1 diabetic patients, assessed with continuous glucose monitoring: frequency, duration and associations. [Return to the current poll]

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