Contemporary Diabetes Technology and the Patient Experience
Authors' conclusion
In this study of adults with T1D, contemporary diabetes technology affected more than glycemic control; environmental sustainability, administrative burden, travel logistics, and digital trust represented emerging dimensions of technology-dependent care.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (aged ≥18 years) with T1D receiving care within a single, large, academic health system in the US; most were users of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and automated insulin delivery (AID) systemsfree-text responses analysed
- Participants
- 535 adults
- Outcome
- Psychosocial and emerging dimensions of diabetes technology use
Methodological detailsthematic analysis of free-text survey responses, single academic health system, Survey responses collected between August 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025
- Thematic analysis of free-text survey responses
- Single academic health system
- Survey responses collected between August 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Diverse experiences with modern diabetes technology, reflecting both benefits and burdens
- Novel concern: environmental impact from device-related waste
- Novel concern: travel-related stress due to supply logistics and inconsistent airport security procedures
- Novel concern: distress related to premature device failures and navigating manufacturer and insurance replacement processes
- Novel concern: apprehension about digital security
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Participant characteristics
- Age, mean [range]
- 48 [18 to ≥70] years
- Female
- 282 [52.8%]
- Diabetes duration, median (range)
- 25 (0 to ≥31) years
- Using CGMs
- 508 (95.0%)
- Using insulin pumps
- 369 (69.0%)
- 5650 invited; 945 eligible patients responded
Original publication
Contemporary Diabetes Technology and the Patient Experience. JAMA Netw Open. Published 1 July 2026. doi:10.
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