Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Hypoglycemia Detection while Driving: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Main finding · Reported hypoglycaemia while drivingResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 3.61 95% CI 2.19–5.68Study context
- Population
- Australian drivers with diabetes treated with glucose-lowering medication; mean age 55 (SD 15) years; 47% using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM); 39% with T1D
- Participants
- 1,209 participants
- Exposure
- CGM use vs no CGM use
- Outcome
- Reported hypoglycaemia while driving
- Follow-up
- Past 12 months
Methodological detailsnational survey
- National survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
3.61
95% CI 2.19–5.68
CGMvs No CGM
aOR 3.61 (95% CI 2.19–5.68)
- Participants reporting hypoglycaemia while driving in the past 12 months
- 28%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
CGM alert use among CGM users
- Relied on CGM vibration or audio alerts
- Two-thirds
- Adjusted alert thresholds for driving
- fewer than one in five
Barriers to CGM use while driving
- Difficulty using CGM while driving
- 50%
- Legal uncertainty
- 43%
Original publication
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Hypoglycemia Detection while Driving: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey. Diabetes Technol Ther. Published 24 December 2025. doi:10.
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