Clinical Implications of Accuracy Measurements of Continuous Glucose Sensors
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The accuracy of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) now supports its use by persons with diabetes and clinicians caring for them. This article reviews measures of CGM accuracy, factors contributing to accuracy, comparative accuracy assessment, clinical implications of CGM sensor accuracy, and recent clinical trials that have demonstrated the utility of CGMs.
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Minimally invasive continuous glucose monitors have been clinically validated but are difficult to embed in consumer-grade wearables and mostly function as a stand-alone product.
“One example of biochemical sensors are the minimally invasive continuous glucose monitors that have been clinically validated but are difficult to embed in consumer-grade wearables and mostly function as a stand-alone product31.”
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- Authors
- Bailey, T. S.
- Affiliations
- AMCR Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bailey, Timothy S.
- ORCID
- Bailey, Timothy S.
- Venue
- Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-05
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 2_suppl
- Pages
- S51-S54
- ISSN
- 1520-9156 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-8593
- PMC
- PMC5444490
- OpenAlex
- W2619117035
- Cited by
- 60
- References
- 35
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- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 5.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
- Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Keywords
- continuous glucose monitoring, CGM accuracy, diabetes management, accuracy assessment, clinical trials
- MeSH terms
- Data Accuracy, Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
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