Does glucose monitoring change diabetes outcomes?

A recent study explored whether initiating continuous glucose monitoring in a primary care setting could help reduce poor outcomes among adult patients with insulin-treated diabetes.

In a study published in JAMA Network Open, investigators examined the potential benefits of primary care-initiated continuous glucose monitoring on hemoglobin A1c levels as well as rates of hospitalization and emergency department use among more than 8,500 adult patients with diabetes who were receiving treatment with insulin and had not previously used continuous glucose monitoring.

Compared with those who did not initiate continuous glucose monitoring, the participants who did initiate the device experienced greater reductions in their HbA1c levels and had fewer hospitalizations or emergency department visits.

The findings indicated the potential for continuous glucose monitoring adoption in primary care settings to improve acute care needs and diabetes-related outcomes.

Read more: JAMA Network Open

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