Self-monitoring of blood glucose provides an incomplete picture of glucose control.1
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can give a more comprehensive picture of glycaemic variability (GV) and time spent in range (TIR).2
There are few studies examining the relationship between GV or TIR and chronic complications.
How was this study conducted?
Parameters that could have a link with diabetes complications were analysed in 515 adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who entered the Belgian reimbursement system in terms of real-time CGM, HbA1c, standard deviation (SD), coefficient of variation, TIR (70-180 mg/dL), age, duration of diabetes, BMI and gender.
Association between glucometrics from the first 2 weeks of CGM use and presence of diabetes complications were investigated with multiple logistic regression.
Charleer S, Mathieu C, Nobels F, et al. Effect of continuous glucose monitoring on glycemic control, acute admissions, and quality of life: a real-world study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018;103(3):1224-32.
Kilpatrick ES, Rigby AS, Atkin SL. The effect of glucose variability on the risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2006;29(7):1486-90.
Kilpatrick ES, Rigby AS, Atkin SL. Effect of glucose variability on the long-term risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2009;32(10):1901-3.
Acknowledgements
This is a highlights summary of an oral session given at the EASD 2020 Virtual Meeting and presented by:
AnassEl Malahi, MD
Endocrinology-Diabetology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
The presenting authors of the original session had no part in the creation of this conference highlights summary.
The content is produced by Infomedica. The summary text was drafted by Patrick Moore, PhD, and reviewed by Marco Gallo, MD, an independent external expert, and approved by Florian Toti, MD, the scientific editor of the program.
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