Marked improvement in HbA
Autor: | Victoria, Tyndall, Roland H, Stimson, Nicola N, Zammitt, Stuart A, Ritchie, John A, McKnight, Anna R, Dover, Fraser W, Gibb |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male HbA1c Article Diabetic Ketoacidosis Patient Admission Surveys and Questionnaires DKA Devices Humans Prospective Studies Continuous glucose monitoring Glycated Hemoglobin Psychological aspects Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring Middle Aged Hypoglycemia Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Treatment Outcome Clinical Diabetes Patient Satisfaction Research Design Quality of Life Female Hypoglycaemia Human |
Zdroj: | Diabetologia |
ISSN: | 1432-0428 |
Popis: | Aims/hypothesis Minimal evidence supports the efficacy of flash monitoring in lowering HbA1c. We sought to assess the impact of introducing flash monitoring in our centre. Methods We undertook a prospective observational study to assess change in HbA1c in 900 individuals with type 1 diabetes following flash monitoring (comparator group of 518 with no flash monitoring). Secondary outcomes included changes in hypoglycaemia, quality of life, flash monitoring data and hospital admissions. Results Those with baseline HbA1c ≥58 mmol/mol (7.5%) achieved a median −7 mmol/mol (interquartile range [IQR] −13 to −1) (0.6% [−1.2 to −0.1]%) change in HbA1c (p |
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