Paola A. Sequeira|Lucy Montoya|Valerie Ruelas|Dongyuan Xing|Vincent Chen|Roy W. Beck|Anne L. Peters
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Pilot in Low-Income Type 1 Diabetes Patients
University of Southern California|University of Southern California|University of Southern California|Jaeb Center for Health Research|Jaeb Center for Health Research|Jaeb Center for Health Research|University of Southern California
continuous glucose monitoring cgm shown valuable tool improve glycemic control patients diabetes objective pilot study develop implement cgm existing diabetes clinic lowincome patients multiple daily injectionsthis singlecenter prospective randomized controlled crossover pilot study initial focus groups held create lowliteracy spanish english guides use carbohydrate counting cgm tools implemented train participants carbohydrate counting insulin adjustments participants subjects randomized start group cgm group b selfmonitoring blood glucose switched 28 weeks hemoglobin a1c hba1c obtained baseline end study phasestwentyfive economically challenged primarily latino participants minimal prior education intensive diabetes management completed study significant reduction hba1c decrease time spent parameters low high blood glucose shown however eighty percent participants completed study wanted continue use cgm research study participants also felt cgm made adjusting insulin easiercgm implemented patients lowincome public clinic however hba1c reduction achieved given underlying lack baseline selfmanagement knowledge longer trial might necessary see benefit cgm population