Do you often come across diabetic patients in the outpatient department who require continuous blood glucose monitoring? This article provides a short insight into the various recommendations that have been issued by the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and addresses the use of glucose sensing in outpatient clinical diabetes care. Continuous Glucose monitoring (CGM) provides an average glucose value every few minutes and can be effectively used in adults and children with diabetes.
It can be performed in situations when there is no contemporary display of sensor readings, or in real-time situations where the user can view readings on a monitor allowing immediate adjustment of therapy. Advantages of CGM (retrospective and real-time) include: Identification of glycemic excursions, both above and below the individual’s target range. Analysis of the causes of…
