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Should continuous glucose monitors be used routinely in pediatric patients? Detecting trends can improve therapy.(Point/Counterpoint)
Pediatric News
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November 01, 2006 |
Weinzimer, Stuart Alan |
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Rutine monitoring of blood sugar is not enough to keep diabetes patients within the target range. Even when patients use as many as nine finger sticks a day, less than 30% of their glucose tests show levels between 90 mg/dL and 130 mg/dL. Almost a third of tests come in above 180 mg/dL. Most of these patients are hypoglycemic about 2 hours a day.
And that's not the whole story. What our patients see when they test their blood sugar is a series of snapshots in time.
Continuous glucose monitoring systems can reveal the full range of their glucose excursions. By detecting trends and tracking patterns, these devices provide powerful diagnostic information.…
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