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Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring: Is 10 Days Too Long?

Previous studies have looked at the effectiveness of using continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM) systems in patients with diabetes for three, five, and seven days. But can such a system be used for 10 days—and still be accurate, safe, and practical? Researchers from the University of Colorado, Denver conducted the first reported study on using a seven-day CGM system (SEVEN, DexCom Inc, San Diego, CA) for 10 days.


 

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