Progress and prospects for application of continuous glucose monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

There is a large number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in China, with great heterogeneity among individuals, and the glycemic control rate is low. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can directly reflect the fluctuation of patient's blood glucose, which is beneficial to both doctors and patients in finding and correcting abnormal blood glucose in time, promoting patients' behavior change, and improving their self-management ability. This article will briefly introduce CGM, elaborate on the effects and obstacles of CGM in patients with T2DM, and put forward coping strategies, so as to provide a reference for promoting the widespread application of CGM in patients with T2DM.

Keywords

• continuous glucose monitoring，blood glucose management，type 2 diabetes mellitus， self management，quality of life， sleep，psychological condition