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Use Of Continuous Glucose Monitors In Type-1 Diabetes: An Analysis Of Wave Form Versus Glycemic Values In The Improvement Of Glucose Control And Fear Of Hypoglycemia, Tomas Charles Walker
Use Of Continuous Glucose Monitors In Type-1 Diabetes: An Analysis Of Wave Form Versus Glycemic Values In The Improvement Of Glucose Control And Fear Of Hypoglycemia, Tomas Charles Walker
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Type-1 diabetes is a disease of subtle complexities. Patients struggle to understand glucose patterns and their responses to insulin or food intake while maintaining hectic lifestyles. Minor misjudgments in treatments can result in disastrous consequences with significant hypo- or hyperglycemic excursions.
Despite improvements in technologies available for diabetes management, including home monitoring of blood glucose, more predictable insulin therapies, and improved insulin delivery via insulin pump, the average HbA1c has remained relatively unchanged. Poor diabetes control is recognized as contributing to long-term diabetes comorbidities including neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, and micro- and macrovascular disease.
Real-time continuous glucose monitors, such as the …