Professional continuous glucose monitoring and endocrinology eConsult for adults with type 2 diabetes in primary care: Results of a clinical pilot program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limitations in access to specialty diabetes care exist. Endocrinology eConsult that integrates professional continuous glucose monitoring (CGM-enhanced eConsult) may improve healthcare delivery, but has yet to be evaluated. We implemented a pilot program for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) managed by primary care clinical pharmacists using CGM-enhanced eConsult and evaluated the acceptability and clinical outcomes in comparison to routine in-person endocrinology consultation.

Methods

Seventy-four adult patients with established T2DM (age 18-65) were included. Twenty-nine were seen in-person by endocrinology and 45 were seen by pharmacists in primary care. Thirteen patients were referred for CGM-enhanced eConsult. Acceptability was assessed with pre/post clini

SUBMITTER: Fantasia KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8054187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature