CGM ‘becoming standard of care’ in diabetes management, with or without insulin use

BOSTON — Continuous glucose monitoring is a well-established therapy for type 2 diabetes on intensive and less intensive therapy, but education, training and infrastructure in the clinic are crucial to its success, according to a speaker.
“Both professional and personal CGM have roles in the management of type 2 diabetes, and both randomized controlled trials and real-world evidence support the use of CGM for the management of type 2 diabetes,” Irl B. Hirsch, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, told Healio. “The

BOSTON — Continuous glucose monitoring is a well-established therapy for type 2 diabetes on intensive and less intensive therapy, but education, training and infrastructure in the clinic are crucial to its success, according to a speaker.
“Both professional and personal CGM have roles in the management of type 2 diabetes, and both randomized controlled trials and real-world evidence support the use of CGM for the management of type 2 diabetes,” Irl B. Hirsch, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, told Healio. “The