Enhance Diabetes Care with Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring

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What is continuous glucose monitoring?

Continuous glucose monitoring means using a device to automatically estimate your blood glucose level, also called blood sugar, throughout the day and night. You can see what your blood glucose level is at any time. You can also review how your blood glucose level changes over a few hours or days and spot trends.

What is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)?

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is a medical device that monitors blood glucose throughout the day. It works by measuring fluid glucose levels via a small implant. Diabetes is a condition that hinders the body’s ability to produce or use insulin. This hormone is responsible for enabling cells to use glucose in the blood as an energy source.

What is a flash glucose monitor & continuous glucose monitor?

Flash glucose monitors and continuous glucose monitors let you check your sugar levels without you having to prick your fingers. You wear a small sensor on your body day and night that reads your sugar levels so you can see the information on your mobile, or other device.

Can continuous glucose monitors help people manage diabetes?

However, technology such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) offer a practical option that may make it easier to monitor and control blood sugar. In this article, we will explore how CGMs work and how they can help people manage diabetes.

How to monitor blood glucose?

Glucose monitoring can be done in two ways, blood glucose monitoring (BGM) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Blood glucose monitoring— BGM requires fingersticks to get small samples of blood. The glucose level in the blood sample is measured with a glucose meter. The detailed steps for checking blood glucose through BGM are described below.

How can continuous glucose monitoring improve diabetes management?

An international group of experts on continuous glucose monitoring developed the targets, which were published in 2019 and focus on the amount of time a person’s blood glucose levels are within specific ranges. Meeting these clinical targets can help improve diabetes management and lower the risk for diabetes complications.

What Is Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring

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