Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is an incredible tool for daily diabetes management. Understanding all of the different metrics and how to take action from them can be confusing, but there are resources that can help.
One of them is the new program, SmartStart Health. Created out of the need for more at-home, empowering CGM education, SmartStart provides resources and modules to help people with diabetes understand their glucose metrics and patterns on a deeper level.
In late 2020, the CGM-TRAIN study showed that SPECTRUM increased knowledge of CGM use by 43% vs baseline. The SmartStart program follows this model to help provide this education! It’s the interactive learning journey for adults on insulin pumps or 3+ daily injections. It’s proven to make it easier to use CGM in 2 hours or less.It’s relatable, engaging and easy to use too.
When you know what the metrics that your CGM provides mean, you are gathering major insights in to your glucose levels. You can learn how to read these metrics to help you understand how to optimize your management to make it work for you.
A recent study among 20 adults on CGM and either an insulin pump or 3+ injections a day showed that within 6 weeks of completing SmartStart CGM:
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Most people who started with less than 70% time in range got +5% more time in range, a clinically meaningful increase 🎉
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Everyone who started with more than 4% time below range spent less time below range 📊
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Over 90% found out what the heck time in range means 😁
