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Observational studyDiabetes & vascular disease research

Use of flash glucose monitoring is associated with HbA1c reduction in type 2 diabetes managed with basal insulin in Canada: A real-world prospective observational study.

Alexander Abitbol, Akshay B Jain, Michael A Tsoukas, John Sigalas, Brandon P Galm, Jooho Lee, Kamran S Qureshy, Caitlyn Collins, Vincent C Woo

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Observational study in Diabetes & vascular disease research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alexander AbitbolLMC Diabetes and Endocrinology Ltd, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6830-3532
Akshay B JainTLC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Surrey, BC, Canada.
Michael A TsoukasClinique Medicale Hygea, Montreal, QC, Canada.
John SigalasDr John Sigalas Medicine Professional Corporation, Scarborough, ON, Canada.
Brandon P GalmDivision of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jooho LeeC-Endo Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinic, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Kamran S QureshyComplete Endocrine Care, Maple, ON, Canada.
Caitlyn CollinsGeneral Internal Medicine, C-Health (Edmonton), Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Vincent C WooSection of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Winnipeg Clinic, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

BiomarkersBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHypoglycemic AgentsPredictive Value of TestsAgedCanadaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTime FactorsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic Agents

Identifiers

PMID38733368
PMCPMC11088803

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