Use of real-time continuous glucose monitors among people with type 1
and type 2 diabetes is growing rapidly and should continue to grow until
an artificial pancreas is brought to market. Likewise, use of
professional systems in healthcare practices is expanding. But, other
than manufacturer instructional manuals and some book chapters on CGMs,
there are no standalone publications available with concise,
non-commercial instructions on CGM prescription and use.
Additionally, continuous glucose monitors are too often not used to
their full and proper potential. This leaves users with suboptimal
glucose control and can result in system abandonment.
To address this, diabetes educator and author Gary Scheiner has created
Practical CGM: Improving Patient Outcomes through Continuous Glucose
Monitoring to give healthcare providers the skill to make more
effective use of the data generated by continuous glucose monitors, in
both real-time and on a retrospective analytic basis. Using a
plain-language approach and distilling content to concise, practical
tips and techniques, Scheiner has created a guide that will help
practitioners optimize patient use of CGM systems and, ultimately,
improve glucose control and patient health outcomes.