scholarly journals Insulin Infusion Sets and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensors: Where the Artificial Pancreas Meets the Patient

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-208
Author(s):  
Gregory P. Forlenza
2020 ◽  
pp. 193229682093920
Author(s):  
Takashi Murata ◽  
Akio Kuroda ◽  
Munehide Matsuhisa ◽  
Masao Toyoda ◽  
Moritsugu Kimura ◽  
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Background: Information about factors related to better adherence to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor adherence is quite limited. Materials and Methods: Forty-six participants with type 1 diabetes using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) without CGM were recruited. The participants’ characteristics and diabetes-related quality of life (QOL) were evaluated at baseline and one year after starting to use CGM. Participants wearing the sensor for ≥60% of the time were considered as adherent. Results: The mean age of the 46 participants was 44.1 ± 15.0 years old and the mean glycohemoglobin (HbA1c) was 7.7 ± 1.0%; 60.9% of the participants were classified as adherent. The duration of using CSII was longer in the adherent group, and the degree of diabetic retinopathy was significantly different. There were no significant differences in age, frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose, or Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (HFS-B for behavior, HFS-W for worry) score at baseline between the adherent and nonadherent groups. The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) score at baseline was significantly higher and the total CSII-QOL score at baseline was significantly lower in the adherent group. The usage of dual-wave bolus was significantly increased in the adherent group (34.6%-61.5%, P = .016), but not in the nonadherent group (33.3%-33.3%, P > .999). The HbA1c level showed a significant improvement in the adherent group (7.8%-7.3%, P < .001), but not in the nonadherent group (7.5%-7.2%, P = .102). Conclusions: Higher adherence to CGM sensors may be associated with a heavier emotional burden of diabetes and a worse QOL in relation to CSII at baseline.


2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Alfonso Arranz Martín ◽  
Alfonso Calle Pascual ◽  
Francisco Javier del Cañizo Gómez ◽  
Olga González Albarrán ◽  
Arturo Lisbona Gil ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 193229682093480
Author(s):  
Marta Bassi ◽  
Nicola Minuto ◽  
Graziella Fichera ◽  
Clara Rebora ◽  
Alice Parodi ◽  
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Background: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of an educational intervention on the use of trend arrows of a real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rt-CGM) to manage daily therapy decisions in a group of adolescents with type 1 diabetes attending a camp. The secondary aim was to evaluate the variations in total daily dose (TDD) of insulin requirement. Methods: Twenty patients (15-17 years) on multiple insulin injections ( n = 8) or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion ( n = 12) attended a training session at the beginning of the camp to learn our algorithm for the management of therapy depending on trend arrows. TDD, time in range (TIR), time above range (TAR), and time below range (TBR) (in the 24 hours and in the three hours after breakfast) before the training session (run-in) and at the end of the camp (T1) were analyzed. Results: Data showed a reduction of TAR (run-in 42.6%, T1 32.05%, P = .036) and an increase in TIR (run-in 52.9%, T1 62.4%, P = .013). Reduction of TBR (run-in 42.5%, T1 37.5%, P = .05) and improvement in TIR (run-in 49.0%, T1 57.0%, P = .02) were also observed in the post-breakfast period. Data showed a significant reduction in the TDD (run-in 52.02 ± 17.44 U/die, T1 46.49 ± 12.39 U/die, P = .024). Conclusions: Statistically significant improvement of glycemic control and reduction of TTD were observed in all patients regardless of therapy type. The improvement between run-in and T1 demonstrates the importance of patients’ education on the correct use of rt-CGM with simple algorithms for the management of therapy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (18) ◽  
pp. 714-719
Author(s):  
Xia Yu ◽  
Mudassir Rashid ◽  
Jianyuan Feng ◽  
Nicole Hobbs ◽  
Iman Hajizadeh ◽  
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