Continuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus : A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Copyright © 2019, Janapala et al..

Every eleventh adult has diabetes, and every third has prediabetes. Over 95% of diabetics are of type 2. It is well established that diabetes doubles the risk of heart disease and stroke apart from increasing the risk of microvascular complications. Hence, strict glycemic control is necessary. However, it increases the risk of hypoglycemia, especially in patients with longstanding diabetes. Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) use a sensor to continuously measure the glucose levels in the interstitial fluid every 10 seconds and gives out mean values every five minutes. CGMs are emerging tools in the management of type 2 diabetes. The prime objective of this review is to find out if there is enough supporting evidence, suggesting that continuous glucose monitoring is more effective than self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in type 2 diabetes. We conducted a systematic literature search in Medline (PubMed) looking for any studies addressing our objective. It is observed that there is a varying level of evidence supporting that employing a CGM can reduce glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), hypoglycemic events, and increase patient satisfaction. However, some studies reported no significant benefits. This systematic review with meta-analysis concludes that the use of CGM in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is beneficial, as it significantly reduces HbA1c compared to the usual method of SMBG. The pooled mean difference in HbA1c was -0.25 (-0.45, -0.06) and statistically significant (at p = 0.01) when comparing CGM to SMBG.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 11(2019), 9 vom: 12. Sept., Seite e5634

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Janapala, Rajesh Naidu [VerfasserIn]
Jayaraj, Joseph S [VerfasserIn]
Fathima, Nida [VerfasserIn]
Kashif, Tooba [VerfasserIn]
Usman, Norina [VerfasserIn]
Dasari, Amulya [VerfasserIn]
Jahan, Nusrat [VerfasserIn]
Sachmechi, Issac [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Continuous glucose monitor
Glucose variability
Journal Article
Real-time glucose monitoring
Self-monitoring of blood glucose
Time in range
Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.5634

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NLM303045876