Dr Chase Hendrickson Explains Reasons Behind Varying CGM Uptake in Endocrinology, Primary Care Settings

AJMC November 21, 2023
Hayden E. Klein

Chase Hendrickson, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, attributes gaps in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) prescribing rates to patient demographics, endocrinologists’ longer familiarity with the technology, and the availability of ancillary support in endocrine clinics.

Chase Hendrickson, MD, MPH, endocrinologist, assistant professor of medicine, and executive medical director of the Medicine Patient Care Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, highlights barriers in continuous glucose monitor (CGM) prescribing rates between endocrinology and primary care settings.

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Why are CGM uptake rates lower in primary care settings compared with endocrinology clinics, and how can these barriers be addressed?

I recently had the chance to participate in some research that Lindsay Mayberry (PhD, MS) here at Vanderbilt led, and it was looking at...

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