Continuous glucose monitoring: A review of the evidence in type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Diabetic medicine Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. e14528 - n/a
• Main Authors: Lin, Rose, Brown, Fran, James, Steven, Jones, Jessica, Ekinci, Elif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - economics; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - instrumentation; blood glucose self‐monitoring; Cost-Benefit Analysis - statistics & numerical data; Decision making; Diabetes; Diabetes Complications - epidemiology; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent); Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - economics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - economics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy; Disease management; Evidence-based medicine; Glucose; Glucose monitoring; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Glycemic Control - economics; Glycemic Control - instrumentation; Glycemic Control - statistics & numerical data; health technology; Hemoglobin; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hypoglycemia; Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data; Quality of Life; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; health technology; blood glucose self-monitoring

Context and Aim Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is becoming widely accepted as an adjunct to diabetes management. Compared to standard care, CGM can provide detailed information about glycaemic variability in an internationally standardised ambulatory glucose profile, enabling more informed user...