Continuous Glucose Monitoring Q&A

One of the latest advances in diabetes care is the continuous glucose monitor, a wearable device that provides updated glucose readings every five minutes for people with all types of diabetes. Diana Isaacs, PharmD answers your questions about this innovative technology.
Presenter:
Diana Isaacs, PharmD
Endocrine Clinical Pharmacist, CGM Program Coordinator, Cleveland
Clinic Diabetes Center

[@henryverghese2209]

CGM has helped me a lot to manage my diabetes so well without any stress and manage my work with more efficiency

[@kathyorrico4670]

Thank you Dr. Isaacs for your expert review! You really explained this complicated material very clearly. Also your PSAP Module is excellent!

[@jennzee]

This was so educational and made me more confident in my diabetes management. Thank you!!

[@ethandsouza476]

I have been using Blucon CGM, made in USA with freestyle libre pro sensor and thereafter I realised there is so much peace in my life

[@carmadariacompaniona4181]

CGM (Libre 2) has made a H.U.G.E. difference in my diabetes (type 2) management. It gives me cause and effect information about how food, exercise, etc. affect my sugar levels. I was taking gliclazide but stopped because my sugar-management got to be so good that I no longer needed gliclazide, which, in fact, resulted in low blood sugar. I recommend cgm to absolutely everyone with diabetes. The finger-pricking meter absolutely did not give me enough information to be able to control my blood sugar levels.

[@ADURAGBEMIGRACE]

Pls how can I get one I'm in Nigeria I want to get it for my mum

[@carmadariacompaniona4181]

@@ADURAGBEMIGRACE Sometimes, the companies will give you a free two week trial.

[@alanboo5664]

My sugars, a1c have been in very good control ever since I am using Blucon CGM with freestyle libre sensor. This CGM gives me great satisfaction

[@ricardorengifo7107]

Very nice. Well explain. Thank you so much for the video. 👍

[@kartikeymohan2161]

I'm using Blucon a wearable CGM device on top of my sensor which gives me readings every 5 minutes and alarms with numbers. Blucon helped me to lead a healthy and stress free life.

[@roberts9785]

Thanks for the great presentation. I learned a lot.

[@michaeljack6517]

Very nice job. Thanks.

[@johansonkemi7890]

I'm using Libre sensor which is pocket friendly as compare to the dexcom and other cgm devices. Also, to make it FCGM I'm using Nightrider of Ambrosia which gives me readings every 5 minutes without scanning the sensor also, it works standalone on my apple watch.

[@robertpate4248]

Very informative WOW. Great job

[@ameliegeorge9671]

I use libre sensor which is pocket friendly, pain free and on top of that i use blucon nightrider which gives readings and alarms on my phone without scanning the sensor. most important is i can get readings on my watch too without phone. it helped me a lot to manage diabetes in an advanced way.

[@elesjohn1751]

I have purchased NightRider from Ambrosia few months back and it works amazingly with Libre. The feature I love the most it always gives me alarms whenever my glucose goes down.

[@wellnesssecrets2014]

excellent content, presentation.

[@janewhite3541]

i've been using my first blucon with libre sensor for past 2 years. i get my readings and alarms on my phone and watch without scanning the sensor.

[@eddydewayne386]

I just got a libre3 and know someone at work that has one. Going to talk them and let them show me how to put it on.

[@reneshawn9822]

My A1c is now controlled with Libre sensor with Nightrider Blucon which helps me to know which food is affecting my health without scanning the sensor. This feature I guess is lacking in Libre alone.

[@johnlewis4307]

Nice video, I have Freestyle Libre sensor and Ambrosia NightRider for manage my glucose values. Both products are very helpful for me.

[@phillipgo6475]

john, so the ambrosia nightrider is compatible to the Libre ? which part does it become to libre ?

[@deepakmishra9782]

@@phillipgo6475 I'm also using the Nigtrider with my Libre Pro and Libre regular version. It works with all versions of Libre except Libre 2 US version canada version as I saw posts on facebook.

[@ayeshamaheshwari1756]

I've been using libre sensor for past 2 years with AMBROSIA'S blucon nightrider to get readings on watch and phone without scanning the sensor. Wether Libre 2 gives alarms but still we have to scan the sensor to get the bg value. with nightrider blucon we even don't to scan the sensro, it give HI/LO alarts without scanning the sensor. It's a complete CGM.

[@divadfeb1959]

Like Tina sang..... simply the best. Congratulations on such a great presentation. I was looking for something simply to 'sell' cgm to my team; this is the bomb !! :)

[@ADURAGBEMIGRACE]

Pls I need one for my mum

[@tomg5934]

Diana: I'm not a diabetic but a new school nurse with several diabetic kids with CGM's Is there a pump training program for care givers in case a child needs help with these; i.e. crisis, etc; almost no resources out there on how to operate or correct/fix these units, thanks

[@boatman222345]

Enjoyable presentation with much good information on CGM use and interpretation. I would, however,add that treating low bGs with "snacks" consisting of half sandwiches, etc. is almost guaranteed to result in high blood sugars and further difficulties. It's important to use predictable sources of rapidly absorbed CHO in treating low bGs such as glucose tab or sugar cubes. Over time it is possible to accurately estimate a precise amount of bG response to these sources of CHO whereas 1/2 sandwiches, apples, oranges, etc. produce very unpredictable bG increases and often result in hyperglycemia.

[@barbra429]

Is there a way to get a copy of the low and high blood sugar chart you're showing. I went to the website but theirs does not look like the one you have on your board.

[@lezleefeetsgoddess]

Hi Diana, Hope you'll see this message. I'm a type 2 patient at ACMC which is part of the Cleveland Clinic. I just got a Libre 2 but haven't tried it yet as I'm undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen at the wound clinic there. Do you know or can you find out if these sensors are safe to be worn in the HBO Chamber? I go in there every day and I know you're not allowed to take anything in there. Thank you.

[@profsamehtawfik]

Thank you very much, ia PDF available?

[@---kv5kh]

Crisps ( chips) pull up low sugars really really fast

[@MrsDonnaE]

An mlm sold my dad some “aloe Vera juice”, that took his blood sugar from 120 to 680 then too high to measure. I wish he’d lived long enough for this. It would have given us at least another decade wit him!

[@---kv5kh]

A lot of people are unaware that low sugars cause depression

[@eddydewayne386]

How does exercise change it?

[@phillipgo6475]

a moment...did you say that the dexcom needs fingersticks to calibrate from time to time ? what you said was not clear to me...thanks , great video :-)

[@41walmart]

tell them the app it works

[@ikennaabaraonye714]

Sorry to bother but I'm a medical student undertaking an extra research year in endocrinology (with a specific interest in Diabetes management) at Imperial College London, I was wondering, do you have any papers you've written or starred in around this topic? Or some references to support some of the amazing facts you give during this talk. Very keen to hear back.

[@kazzana9013]

I am of the opinion that all in the medical field wear one of these monitors for at least a couple of months to assist them to get over the idea that health starts with medication. If you are in any field that even suggests what humans should eat, then trial the standard diet, vegan, Keto and Carnivore for at least 3 weeks each with a CGM. Very low carbohydrate, below 10% and carnivore diets have got folk of medication for type II diabetes in there thousands, and helped type I diabetics stabilize their blood sugars and reduce their medication. If the first thing you address is not diet, then you are not practicing health. If you look at the history of recommended diets, the conflicts of interest and bias are astounding. Chronic disease is now the worst in human history, so some humility would be of benefit and an honest endeavor to evaluate what makes sense. We have too many very intelligent well trained parrots, that have failed to critically think. Good luck in your studies and may you be one of the few brave enough to always critically think and speak honestly about what the science actually says.

[@iindiar]

any cures in the pipeline?

[@robertpate4248]

Apple cider vinegar