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Making ‘sense’ of diabetes: using a continuous glucose sensor in clinical practice
Author(s) -
Cheyne Elizabeth,
Kerr David
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
diabetes/metabolism research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.307
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1520-7560
pISSN - 1520-7552
DOI - 10.1002/dmrr.209
Subject(s) - continuous glucose monitoring , diabetes mellitus , medicine , continuous monitoring , blood glucose self monitoring , diabetes management , clinical practice , intensive care medicine , insulin , blood glucose monitoring , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , operations management , engineering , physical therapy
Home blood glucose monitoring provides only a snapshot picture of prevailing glucose values. Continuous glucose monitoring allows identification of patterns of glucose levels for up to 72 h with details of excursions above and below target levels and thus may be a valuable adjunct tool in diabetes management. We have used the MiniMed Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) in ten individuals and have uncovered a significant rate of hypoglycaemia that was previously undetected by conventional means. Preliminary evidence suggests that the novel technology may allow clinicians to ‘personalise’ intensive insulin therapy with improvement in glycaemic control. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.