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ArticleEuropean endocrinology2017

Is Continuous Glucose Monitoring Underappreciated in the UK?

Christopher G Parkin, Melissa Holloway, Jeffrey Truesdell, Tomas C Walker

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Article in European endocrinology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in People with Type 1 Diabetes: Perspectives of Two People with Diabetes and Physician Perspective.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2019
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4 authors.

Christopher G ParkinCGParkin Communications, Inc., Boulder City, NV, US.
Melissa HollowaySpeaking Diabetes Ltd, London, UK.
Jeffrey TruesdellDexcom, Inc., San Diego, CA, US.
Tomas C WalkerDexcom, Inc., San Diego, CA, US.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInformation about continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use in the UK is limited. We conducted an online survey of a representative sample of current CGM users in England, Scotland and Wales to address this deficit.

methodsThe 29-item online survey was conducted between 29 December 2016 and 25 January 2017. Persons with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and caregivers of T1D children/adolescents were recruited from mailing lists, using Nielsen and Harris Polling databases.

results315 patients and caregivers responded to the survey - 170 adult patients and 145 caregivers. Among respondents, 144 received full funding for CGM use, 72 received partial funding and 83 received no funding. Most reported improvements in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) (67.0%), fewer hypoglycaemia episodes (70.2%), improved hypoglycaemia awareness (77.5%) and better diabetes management (92.4%). Self-funders reported significantly higher CGM use (76.1%) than those who were fully funded (58.9%) and/or partially funded (65.9%), p=0.0008. Fewer than 50% of all respondents reported receiving guidance in interpreting CGM data from their diabetes care team; 30.1% of self-funders reported receiving no CGM support from their diabetes team compared with fully funded (2.8%) and partially funded (1.4%) respondents, p<0.0001.

conclusionsPatients with T1D and their caregivers are realising benefits from CGM use but are largely unsupported by the UK healthcare system.

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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)insulinmultiple daily insulin injections (MDI)selfmonitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)type 1 diabetes

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PMCPMC5813469

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