The purpose of this study is to see if children and adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes will benefit from using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a device that can be used to check blood sugars.
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes, HbA1c ≥9% on insulin pumps were admitted to the clinical research center and a continuous glucose sensor was inserted. Sensor glucose (SG) values were compared to plasma glucose measured at least hourly using Yellow Springs Instrument's (YSI) glucose analyzer. SG rather than YSI was used for treatment decisions unless YSI was \<70 mg/dL or specific criteria indicating SG and YSI were very discordant were met.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
CGM during 24-hr CRC stay.
Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Number of High Glucose Correction Doses Administered.
Principal study outcome was comparing insulin doses using pre- and post-meal sensor versus plasma glucose values. All insulin dose calculations over a 24-hour period were made using sensor glucose concentrations; these doses were compared to the those calculated as if plasma glucose were to be used instead for dose calculations.
Time frame: 24 hrs
Pre- and Post-meal (2-3 Hour) Glucose Levels
Mean sensor and plasma pre- and post-meal glucose concentrations for all dinner (n=8), bedtime snack (n=8), and breakfast (n=10) during the study period.
Time frame: 24 hours
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