ArticleThe science of diabetes self-management and care2025
Intermittent Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes Is Preferred: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Experiences.
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- Use of continuous glucose monitoring in non-intensively managed type 2 diabetes: a Saudi Arabian consensus.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Guideline
- Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Model Counseling for Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes: Source-Masked Multirater Comparative Evaluation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Perspectives on Continuous Glucose Monitoring Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in the United Kingdom: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Psychological Aspects and Implications of Food Addiction and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Implementing continuous glucose monitoring in public primary care for type 2 diabetes management: a convergent mixed-methods study of patient and provider experiences in Singapore.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Concentrated micro choice-based treatment for type 2 diabetes is associated with decreased risk of sleep apnoea, less daytime sleepiness and lower insomnia symptoms. A non-randomized pre - post pilot study.Frontiers in sleep · 2025Article
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Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of the study was to explore experiences with use of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).MethodsA qualitative study with individual semistructured interviews at 2 time points was conducted; first with 14 adults, ages 45 to 74 years (8 women) and second with 9 of the first interviewed adults (5 women) approximately 2 years later. Participants used CGM before, during, and 3 months after the concentrated group intervention. Thematic analysis was performed on the transcribed interviews.ResultsThree main themes were identified regarding the use of CGMs: (1) a gamechanger in diabetes education, (2) intermittent use is preferred, and (3) a balancing act. The participants described the use of CGMs as a valuable tool in diabetes education. It increased their understanding of insulin demand and sensitivity and strengthened their awareness of how to make more health-promoting micro-choices in everyday life. Intermittent use was described as the preferred way of using CGMs. Some experienced that CGMs could be challenging, and in periods of satisfactory glucose control, CGM use was experienced as unnecessary, underpinning intermittent use as appropriate.ConclusionStudy findings showed that participants with T2DM experienced CGMs as a valuable tool to gain deeper understanding of processes in the body, which could improve diabetes self-management. CGMs can facilitate more healthy micro-choices in life. Intermittent use of CGMs is most often the preferred approach for people with T2DM, but access to CGMs should take individual preferences into consideration.
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