Glycemic Variability Percentage: A Novel Method for Assessing Glycemic Variability from Continuous Glucose Monitor Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High levels of glycemic variability are still observed in most patients with diabetes with severe insulin deficiency. Glycemic variability may be an important risk factor for acute and chronic complications. Despite its clinical importance, there is no consensus on the optimum method for characterizing glycemic variability.

Method

We developed a simple new metric, the glycemic variability percentage (GVP), to assess glycemic variability by analyzing the length of the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) temporal trace normalized to the duration under evaluation. The GVP is similar to other recently proposed glycemic variability metrics, the distance traveled, and the mean absolute glucose (MAG) change. We compared results from distance traveled, MAG, GVP, standard

SUBMITTER: Peyser TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5846572 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature