Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is an incredible tool for daily diabetes management. For people with diabetes, understanding all of the different metrics and how to take action from them can be confusing, but there are resources that can help.
SmartStart CGM from SmartStart Health is one such resource. SmartStart founder Melissa Holloway has lived with T1D since 1994 and used CGM since 2006. She created SmartStart CGM, an interactive learning journey for adults on an insulin pump or 3+ daily injections, to inform CGM users and improve health outcomes.
“I wanted to create something I wish had existed in my first few years of using CGM.”
-SmartStart Founder Melissa Holloway
SmartStart CGM incorporates principles from SPECTRUM, an in-person CGM user education program developed in Germany. The CGM-TRAIN study results (2020) showed that SPECTRUM increased knowledge of CGM use by 43% vs baseline.
With support from Diabetes Center Berne in Switzerland, SmartStart completed the proof-of-concept study for SmartStart CGM in September 2023. In June 2024, they presented the study results at the American Diabetes Association’s 84th Annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida.
The proof-of-concept study showed that within 6 weeks of completing SmartStart CGM:
- Most people who started with less than 70% time in range got +5% more time in range, a clinically meaningful increase 🎉
- Everyone who started with more than 4% time below range spent less time below range 📊
- Over 90% found out what time in range means 😁
Referring people in your care to SmartStart Health has proven results. It’s relatable, engaging easy to use and time-efficient: in the proof-of-concept study, users completed their journey in less than 2 hours on average.
Individuals with diabetes can sign up for SmartStart CGM directly for an extremely discounted price for a limited time—87% off! Send them to https://smartstart.health/start with the code TIRC87.
To find out how SmartStart CGM could work across your practice or institution, get in touch.
