HCTW news: Diabetes device helps monitor condition
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, September 25, 2008
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Patients with Type 1 diabetes can turn to a new device that continuously monitors a patient's blood sugar levels.
The continuous glucose monitor checks a patient's blood sugar level and gives readings every one to five minutes through a sensor under the skin. The portable device also sounds an alarm when a patient's blood sugar becomes too low or too high. A study released earlier this month by the University of Colorado in Boulder reported that the monitor improved the overall health of diabetic adult patients. The university is paving the way for widespread insurance coverage of the device.
Without the monitor, Type 1 diabetics are left to manually test their blood sugar levels by pricking their fingers and addressing reported levels by eating food or injecting insulin. The new technology allows for the more rigorous control of blood sugar levels, which allows diabetic patients to avoid serious complications, including blindness and organ damage.
Source: The (CO) Gazette
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