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FreeStyle Libre and diabetes distress: a pilot analysis in a real‐life secondary care clinic setting
Author(s) -
Whitehouse Phoebe,
Kadis Tara,
Jayagopal Vijay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
practical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2047-2900
pISSN - 2047-2897
DOI - 10.1002/pdi.2277
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , distress , diabetes mellitus , psychological distress , psychiatry , physical therapy , clinical psychology , endocrinology
The use of flash glucose monitoring has been shown to reduce hypoglycaemic episodes and improve diabetes control, but there is little evidence regarding its psychological impact. Here, a pilot evaluation is presented which assesses whether or not the use of FreeStyle Libre impacted on patient anxiety scores.