MedCity News September 13, 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring tools are revolutionizing the way diabetes is managed, offering unparalleled benefits for both healthcare providers and patients. By providing continuous, accurate data, CGM is especially useful for remote monitoring, enabling timely interventions and leading to better user health.
Home blood glucose monitoring was first introduced in 1980. While there were initially hurdles to overcome related to accuracy and cost, a consistent hurdle since that time has been efficient data sharing between patients and their healthcare team. The introduction of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and rapidly expanding access to and adoption of this technology feels like the beginning of a new era in diabetes management, yet the fundamental problem of data sharing remains a barrier to maximal impact...