Open AccessLandscape of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and Integrated CGM: Accuracy Considerations
Author(s) -
Timothy S. Bailey,
Shridhara Alva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes technology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.142
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1557-8593
pISSN - 1520-9156
DOI - 10.1089/dia.2021.0236
Subject(s) - continuous glucose monitoring , medicine , food and drug administration , blood glucose self monitoring , blood glucose monitoring , intensive care medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 1 diabetes , pharmacology , endocrinology
Continuous glucose monitoring devices have significantly improved in many respects compared with earlier versions. As sensor accuracy improved, U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a nonadjunctive indication for use that no longer required confirmatory blood glucose monitoring. This article discusses the performance characteristics and regulatory classifications for the current systems that are relevant to informed clinical decision-making.