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ArticleJournal of diabetes science and technology2013

Dexcom G4AP: an advanced continuous glucose monitor for the artificial pancreas.

Arturo Garcia, Anna Leigh Rack-Gomer, Naresh C Bhavaraju, Haripriyan Hampapuram, Apurv Kamath, Thomas Peyser, Andrea Facchinetti, Chiara Zecchin, Giovanni Sparacino, Claudio Cobelli

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Article in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Arturo GarciaDexcom, 6340 Sequence Dr., San Diego, CA 92121.
Anna Leigh Rack-Gomer
Naresh C Bhavaraju
Haripriyan Hampapuram
Apurv Kamath
Thomas Peyser
Andrea Facchinetti
Chiara Zecchin
Giovanni Sparacino
Claudio Cobelli
Dexcom (United States) · USUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Input from continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) is a critical component of artificial pancreas (AP) systems, but CGM performance issues continue to limit progress in AP research. While G4 PLATINUM has been integrated into AP systems around the world and used in many successful AP controller feasibility studies, this system was designed to address the needs of ambulatory CGM users as an adjunctive use system. Dexcom and the University of Padova have developed an advanced CGM, called G4AP, to specifically address the heightened performance requirements for future AP studies. The G4AP employs the same sensor and transmitter as the G4 PLATINUM but contains updated denoising and calibration algorithms for improved accuracy and reliability. These algorithms were applied to raw data from an existing G4 PLATINUM clinical study using a simulated prospective procedure. The results show that mean absolute relative difference (MARD) compared with venous plasma glucose was improved from 13.2% with the G4 PLATINUM to 11.7% with the G4AP. Accuracy improvements were seen over all days of sensor wear and across the plasma glucose range (40-400 mg/dl). The greatest improvements occurred in the low glucose range (40-80 mg/dl), in euglycemia (80-120 mg/dl), and on the first day of sensor use. The percentage of sensors with a MARD <15% increased from 69% to 80%. Metrics proposed by the AP research community for addressing specific AP requirements were also computed. The G4AP consistently exhibited improved sensor performance compared with the G4 PLATINUM. These improvements are expected to enable further advances in AP research.

Indexed as

OutpatientsPancreas, ArtificialAlgorithmsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Equipment DesignHumansInsulinMonitoring, PhysiologicRemote Sensing TechnologyReproducibility of ResultsBlood GlucoseInsulin

Identifiers

PMID24351170
PMCPMC3876322
OpenAlexW2170547493

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