Flash monitor initiation is associated with improvements in HbA_1c levels and DKA rates among people with type 1 diabetes in Scotland: a retrospective nationwide observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

We assessed the real-world effect of flash monitor (FM) usage on HbA_1c levels and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and severe hospitalised hypoglycaemia (SHH) rates among people with type 1 diabetes in Scotland and across sociodemographic strata within this population.

Methods

This study was retrospective, observational and registry based. Using the national diabetes registry, 14,682 individuals using an FM at any point between 2014 and mid-2020 were identified. Within-person change from baseline in HbA_1c following FM initiation was modelled using linear mixed models accounting for within-person pre-exposure trajectory. DKA and SHH events were captured through linkage to hospital admission and mortality data. The difference in DKA and SHH rat

SUBMITTER: Jeyam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8660764 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature