- CGM is most commonly used for type one diabetes but has started to be used in type 2 diabetes to further our knowledge.
- CGM can be used in a professional form or a personal form. When used in a study it is mostly in the professional form.
- There are multiple reasons why CGM has started to be used for type 2 diabetes. Some of which are:
- To directly measure the levels to see the amount of time over the recommended level and under the recommended level daily.
- Give information to healthcare providers so they can take action depending on the information received.
- To easily understand and monitor how new devices affect the levels of blood sugar
- CGM in the personal form has also worked but mainly just as a behavior modification and has not nearly had as many studies as in the professional form. [4] [5]
Current CGM device
Nathan Zou and Sean Gull