Are you nuts?! CGMS (continuous glucose monitoring systems) are an incredible advance in optimising glucose control through the appropriate use of oral hypoglycaemics and optimisation of insulin. It is even more important now that it is becoming apparent that glucose excursions from mean significantly contribute to the long term consequences of diabetes (which HbA1c measurements are insensitive to).
Current systems are bulky and unwieldy, and as such are limited to research projects, hence the value of this system. I can't believe the two of you tried to compare it to the iPhone.
I've been on a CGMS (I'm 18, diagnosed at 1 and 8 months, and am having difficulty controlling - I'm one step away in the NHS Framework from being on a pump).
The main issue I have with them (or at least the Medtronic one I used) was that there was no feedback whatsoever. I had to input my regular blood tests (finger stick) in order to calibrate the CGMS system, which in turn would not alert me to my current glucose levels.
Nice idea, but they're far from being an everyday diabetic's accessory.
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Are you nuts?! CGMS (continuous glucose monitoring systems) are an incredible advance in optimising glucose control through the appropriate use of oral hypoglycaemics and optimisation of insulin. It is even more important now that it is becoming apparent that glucose excursions from mean significantly contribute to the long term consequences of diabetes (which HbA1c measurements are insensitive to).
Current systems are bulky and unwieldy, and as such are limited to research projects, hence the value of this system. I can't believe the two of you tried to compare it to the iPhone.
I've been on a CGMS (I'm 18, diagnosed at 1 and 8 months, and am having difficulty controlling - I'm one step away in the NHS Framework from being on a pump).
The main issue I have with them (or at least the Medtronic one I used) was that there was no feedback whatsoever. I had to input my regular blood tests (finger stick) in order to calibrate the CGMS system, which in turn would not alert me to my current glucose levels.
Nice idea, but they're far from being an everyday diabetic's accessory.