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ArticleDiabetes & vascular disease research

The impact of flash glucose monitoring on glycated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetes managed with basal insulin in Canada: A retrospective real-world chart review study.

Tom Elliott, Sorin Beca, Rajendra Beharry, Michael A Tsoukas, Alexandro Zarruk, Alexander Abitbol

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Article in Diabetes & vascular disease research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tom ElliottBC Diabetes, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Sorin BecaMy Endo Diabetes and Endocrinology Centers, Markham, ON, Canada.
Rajendra BeharryBeharry Medical Center, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Michael A TsoukasClinique Medicale Hygea, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Alexandro ZarrukWest Island Metabolic Unit, Pierrefonds, QC, Canada.
Alexander AbitbolLMC Diabetes & Endocrinology Ltd., East York, ON, Canada.
LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology (Canada) · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe real-world effect of intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring on glucose control in type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin is uncertain. This retrospective real-world study aimed to evaluate change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) amongst adults with type 2 diabetes managed with basal insulin starting flash glucose monitoring.

methodsMedical records were reviewed for adults with type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin for ⩾1 year and using FreeStyle Libre

resultsMedical records (

conclusionThis Canadian real-world retrospective study showed significantly reduced HbA1c following initiation of flash glucose monitoring technology to further support management of type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin.

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Blood Glucose Self-MonitoringGlycemic ControlAgedBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCanadaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinMaleMedical RecordsMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinFlash sensor glucose monitoringHbA1cinsulintype 2 diabetes

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PMID34275385
PMCPMC8481728
OpenAlexW3184973978

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