MedPage Today August 13, 2019
-Recommendations address blood glucose self-monitoring, CGM, and more
Diabetes management has become more advanced with automated technology that primary care docs need to become familiar with, according to new guidance from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
The update to the ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes walks patients and primary care providers through the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and an automated insulin delivery system, explained James Chamberlain, MD, of St. Mark’s Hospital and St. Mark’s Diabetes Center in Salt Lake City, and colleagues in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
“We thought it was extremely important to get this review of the statement on diabetes technology from the American Diabetes Association in the hands of the people...