Diabetes Device Downloading: Benefits and Barriers Among Youth With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) fail to meet glycemic targets despite increasing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use. We therefore aimed to determine the proportion of caregivers who review recent glycemic trends ("retrospective review") and make ensuant insulin adjustments based on this data ("retroactive insulin adjustments"). We additionally considered that fear of hypoglycemia and frequency of severe hypoglycemia would be associated with performing retrospective review.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of caregivers of youth with T1D, collecting demographics, diabetes technology usage, patterns of glucose data review/insulin dose self-adjustment, and Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (HFS).

Results

Nineteen percent of eligible c

SUBMITTER: Palmer BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature