Following the live webinar The Info Hiding in Your Continuous Glucose Monitor Readings, our team collected your questions and recorded a Q&A session with Dr. Alice Cheng. In this session, the following questions about CGMs are answered:
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What information does a CGM summarize?
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Where is the best place on the body to wear a CGM sensor?
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How to choose the levels to set my CGM alarms at?
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How do I look at CGM patterns and use them to improve my glucose levels?
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What are the advantages to using a CGM?
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Are there any advantages for people with type 1 diabetes using a CGM?
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As a diabetes expert, what is a final message that you want people with diabetes to know about CGMs?
Interested in hearing the answers? You can now find the full Q&A session, in addition to separate videos covering each of the questions listed above, in our media library. Click here to explore the videos!
About the author
Paige Alliston
Paige is a dietitian and PhD student with an interest in chronic disease management. Her PhD work focuses on testing knowledge mobilization strategies for people with diabetes using an online platform.
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