II.Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices (CGM)

People using CGM devices need to have the ability to perform self-monitoring of blood glucose to calibrate their monitor and/or verify readings if discordant with their symptoms. For optimal CGM device operation and ongoing use, robust

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**Table 9.**

*Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices.*

diabetes education, training, and support are required. There are two basic types of CGM devices: those that are owned by the user, un-blinded, and intended for frequent/continuous use, and those that are owned and applied in/by the clinic, which provides data that is blinded or unblended for a discrete period (professional CGM). **Table 9** provides the definitions for the types of CGM devices [11].

When used properly, real-time continuous glucose monitors in conjunction with multiple daily injections and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, and other forms of insulin therapy is a valuable tools to lower and/or retain A1C levels and/or reduce hypoglycemia in adults and youth with diabetes.

When used properly, intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitors in conjunction with multiple daily injections and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and other forms of insulin therapy can be useful and may drop A1C levels and/or decrease hypoglycemia in adults and youth with diabetes to replace self-monitoring of blood glucose.

The use of professional CGM and/or intermittent real-time or intermittently scanned CGM can be helpful in identifying and correcting patterns of hyper- and hypoglycemia and improving A1C levels in people with diabetes on noninsulin as well as basal insulin regimens [11].
