Current status of continuous glucose monitoring among Korean children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) requires life-long insulin therapy because of diminished insulin-secretion capability. Glycemic control and glucose monitoring are important to prevent T1DM complications. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) measures glucose level, every one to five minutes, in the interstitial fluid from a subcutaneous sensor and facilitates better glycemic control, reduces hypoglycemia, and is safely used in the pediatric population. CGM can be categorized as retrospective, real-time, or intermittently scanned CGM, and all forms are available in Korea. The CGM device has 3 components: sensor, transmitter, and monitor/receiver. Key metrics of CGM include days of CGM application, percentage of time with CGM, mean glucose, glucose management indicator, glycemic variability, and use of Ambulatory Glucose Profile for CGM reports. CGM sensors and transmitters have been partly reimbursed by the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) since 2019, and 1,434 T1DM patients (male, 40.8%; age <20 years, 52.4%) in Korea were prescribed CGM as of December 2019. In Korea, the number of CGM users will increase due to reimbursement for CGM sensors and transmitters by the NHIS. Successful CGM use requires long-term policies to establish diabetes education and financial assistance. Clinicians should become well-acquainted with interpretation of CGM data and information updates to facilitate integration of CGM data into clinical practice among pediatric T1DM patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism - 25(2020), 3 vom: 20. Sept., Seite 145-151

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Jae Hyun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood glucose self-monitoring
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Journal Article
Technology
Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Date Revised 20.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.6065/apem.2040038.019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314446427