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Glucose Monitoring

Topic Summary

Concerns about efficacy, safety, cost, and health impact of glucose monitoring on clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes (and/or subgroups). The role of glucose monitoring is unclear. Glucose monitoring employs a probe placed by the patient on the skin that checks glucose levels. Continuous glucose monitoring uses a probe that automatically checks throughout the day and signals to the patient when their glucose is rising or falling. Important questions remain about its effect on education regimens, titration schemes, and determining adequacy of an overall treatment plan.

Primary Criteria Ranking

Safety = Med
Efficacy = High
Cost = High