Table 3: Day-wise comparison of median blood sugar levels of the first 3 consecutive days among patients given steroid vs. non-steroid.

Median Sugar Level

Steroid (n-18)

Non-steroid

P- value

Day 1

276 (220-332)

303 (218-346)

0.83

Day 2

301 (206-344)

189 (167-267)

0.18

Day 3

231 (190-314)

147 (132-308)

0.42

p-value < 0.05 considered significant