Glycemic Status Assessment by the Latest Glucose Monitoring Technologies

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 3;21(21):8243. doi: 10.3390/ijms21218243.

Abstract

The advanced and performing technologies of glucose monitoring systems provide a large amount of glucose data that needs to be properly read and interpreted by the diabetology team in order to make therapeutic decisions as close as possible to the patient's metabolic needs. For this purpose, new parameters have been developed, to allow a more integrated reading and interpretation of data by clinical professionals. The new challenge for the diabetes community consists of promoting an integrated and homogeneous reading, as well as interpretation of glucose monitoring data also by the patient himself. The purpose of this review is to offer an overview of the glycemic status assessment, opened by the current data management provided by latest glucose monitoring technologies. Furthermore, the applicability and personalization of the different glycemic monitoring devices used in specific insulin-treated diabetes mellitus patient populations will be evaluated.

Keywords: ambulatory glucose profile (AGP); continuous glucose monitoring (CGM); integrated glycemic state (IGS).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blood Glucose / analysis*
  • Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / instrumentation
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Equipment and Supplies / standards
  • Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
  • Glycemic Control / instrumentation*
  • Glycemic Control / methods
  • Humans
  • Insulin / administration & dosage
  • Insulin Infusion Systems
  • Inventions* / trends

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Glycated Hemoglobin A
  • Insulin