This course is Lesson 3 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "New Treatments and Technologies in Diabetes." The entire series (9CEs) is available in the On Demand Presentations catalog.

Successfully completing this lesson will earn 1.5 CEs. For accreditation information and presenter biographies, Click here.

Topics:
I. What is continuous glucose monitoring?

II. Where are cgms helpful and appropriate?

III. Brands of Continous Glucose Monitors
A. Sensor life
B. Initialization
C. Costs
D. Alarms
E. Directional arrow trends
F. Water transmission

IV. Case examples

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

List 2 continous glucose monitors available for purchase.
State 2 reasons to consider continuous glucose monitoring.
Define a limitation of continous glucose monitoring.