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ReviewEuropean endocrinology2018

Selecting the Appropriate Continuous Glucose Monitoring System - a Practical Approach.

Peter Adolfsson, Christopher G Parkin, Andreas Thomas, Lars G Krinelke

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Review in European endocrinology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Continuous glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of barriers and opportunities for care improvement.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2025
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  7. What's New and Around the Corner in CGM?Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2025
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  12. Recent Updates to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Mellitus.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2022
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  19. Flash Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Implications for Use of Continuous Data in Daily Diabetes Management.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Peter AdolfssonDepartment of Pediatrics, Kungsbacka Hospital; Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Christopher G ParkinCGParkin Communications, Inc., US.
Andreas ThomasMedtronic Inc., Germany.
Lars G KrinelkeDexcom, Inc., Switzerland.
C3I (United States) · USDexcom (United States) · USMedtronic (Germany) · DEUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two types of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are currently available for daily diabetes self-management: real-time CGM and intermittently scanned CGM. Both approaches provide continuous measurement of glucose concentrations in the interstitial fluid; however, each has its own unique features that can impact their usefulness and acceptability within specific patient groups. This article explores the strengths and limitations of each approach and provides guidance to healthcare professionals in selecting the CGM type that is most appropriate to the individual needs of their patients.

Indexed as

flashinsulinintermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM)multiple daily insulin injection (MDI)Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM)selfmonitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)type 1 diabetestype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID29922348
PMCPMC5954591
OpenAlexW2800257049

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