Type 2 & other diabetes

Availability of Open Dynamic Glycemic Data in the Field of Diabetes Research: A Scoping Review

J Diabetes Sci TechnolPublished Scoping review

Authors' conclusion

This review provided an overview of the readily usable data sets, thus representing a step forward in fostering data access in diabetes field.

Study context

Population
Publicly available data sets of dynamic glycemic data in diabetes research; search in scientific journals, Google, a clinical trials registry and two electronic databases
Participants
25 data sets
Comparison
Challenge tests vs Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)
  • Challenge testsn = 5
  • CGMn = 20
Outcome
Publicly available dynamic glycemic data sets

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Data sets identified
25
Challenge-test data sets
5 of 25
CGM data sets
20 of 25
Challenge-test data sets freely downloadable
all
Challenge-test data sets with oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) only, standard duration (2 h)
80%
Challenge-test data sets also including intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) data
20%
CGM data sets freely downloadable
7 of 20
CGM data sets downloadable upon completion of a request form
13

Original publication

Availability of Open Dynamic Glycemic Data in the Field of Diabetes Research: A Scoping Review. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 14 February 2025. doi:10.1177/19322968251316896

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