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Real-time continuous glucose monitoring systems in the classroom/school environment.
- Source :
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Diabetes technology & therapeutics [Diabetes Technol Ther] 2013 May; Vol. 15 (5), pp. 409-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Mar 26. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: Children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) spend 4-7 h/day in school with very little supervision of their diabetes management. Therefore, families have become more dependent on technology, such as use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM), to provide increased supervision of their diabetes management. We sought to assess the impact of RT-CGM use in the classroom/school environment.<br />Subjects and Methods: Children with T1D using RT-CGM, their parents, and teachers completed a questionnaire about RT-CGM in the classroom/school environment.<br />Results: The RT-CGM was tolerated well in the classroom/school environment. Seventy percent of parents, 75% of students, and 51% of teachers found RT-CGM useful in the classroom/school environment. The students found the device to be more disruptive than did their parents and teachers. However, all three groups agreed that RT-CGM increased their comfort with diabetes management at school.<br />Conclusions: Our study suggests that RT-CGM is useful and not disruptive in the classroom/school environment. The development of education materials for teachers could further increase its acceptance in the classroom/school environment.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Blood Glucose drug effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Computer Systems
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 drug therapy
Faculty
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemia prevention & control
Insulin Infusion Systems
Male
Parents
Pilot Projects
Schools
Surveys and Questionnaires
Blood Glucose metabolism
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring methods
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 blood
Hypoglycemia blood
Hypoglycemic Agents administration & dosage
Insulin administration & dosage
Monitoring, Physiologic methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-8593
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diabetes technology & therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23530577
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2012.0314