Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin

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Review Date: March 11, 2009
Recommendation:

It is recommended that continuous glucose monitoring devices meet CTAF criteria 1-5 for safety, effectiveness and improvement in health outcomes for the management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in non-pregnant adults requiring multiple (≥3) daily insulin injections and frequent (≥3) self-monitoring blood glucose checks.

It is further recommended that continuous glucose monitoring devices do not meet CTAF criteria 3-5 for safety, effectiveness and improvement in health outcomes for the management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children, adolescents and pregnant women.

Decision: Partially Meets CTAF Criteria
Full Assessment: Download (PDF)
History: October 8, 2003: Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in Diabetes Mellitus (including the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and GlucoWatch Biographer)

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