Why are Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) important?
Even before a “closed loop” artificial pancreas is available, JDRF expects continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to help people with diabetes better manage glucose levels. In fact, clinical studies have shown that patients using continuous glucose monitors spend much more time in the normal glucose range compared with patients using conventional “finger-stick” blood glucose methods. With tighter control – as measured by long-term HbA1c testing – their risk of complications should drop dramatically.
