Do you recommend continuous glucose monitoring for patients with Type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin?

When CGM technology was first commercialized, the sensors were bulky, uncomfortable, not very accurate, expensive, and required calibration with a blood glucose meter. Now they are quite small, comfortable, much more accurate, much cheaper, and no longer require calibration. It is a matter of time b...

I use it frequently for type 2 patients, even if for a short period of time. It can help tremendously with improving their diet and seeing the positive effects of exercise. I think everyone with High HbA1C should use it to learn their BG trends. It's more helpful than having a visit with a Diabetes ...

Not unless they have other co-morbidities with fluctuating blood glocose.

It depends. If the person is not on insulin and the degree of control is satisfactory, getting continuous glucose monitoring is not going to add much. If on the other hand the glucose levels are fluctuating, and one needs to know, what is the relationship of elevated glucose levels with meals and/or...

Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has led to undeniable improvements in the management of insulin-treated patients with diabetes. However, we don’t yet have much research or experience with non-insulin users. So, we don’t know whether it may be helpful or harmful.

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