Selecting the Appropriate Continuous Glucose Monitoring System – a Practical Approach

Abstract Two types of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are currently available for daily diabetes self-management: real-time CGM and intermittently scanned CGM. Both approaches provide continuous measurement of glucose concentrations in the interstitial fluid; however, each has its own unique features that can impact their usefulness and acceptability within specific patient groups. This article explores the strengths and limitations of each approach and provides guidance to healthcare professionals in selecting the CGM type that is most appropriate to the individual needs of their patients.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  European Endocrinology

• Publication date

  2018-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.17925/EE.2018.14.1.24PMID 29922348PMCID 5954591
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