Do‐it‐yourself continuous glucose monitoring in people aged 16 to 69 years with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study
Authors' conclusion
This study suggests that for users, DIY-CGM appears to be an acceptable alternative method of rt-CGM.
Study context
- Population
- People with T1D aged 16 to 65 years who completed the DIY-CGM arm of a crossover RCT of DIY-CGM vs intermittently scanned CGM (isCGM); previously naive to DIY-CGM and real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rt-CGM) but not isCGM; mean age 43 ± 14 years; baseline HbA1c 60 mmol/mol ± 9.9 (7.6 ± 0.9%), TIR 59.8% ± 14.8%interviewed
- Participants
- 12 people
- Outcome
- User experiences with DIY-CGM
Methodological detailssemi-structured virtual interviews, convenience sampling, thematic analysis
- Semi-structured virtual interviews
- Convenience sampling
- Thematic analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Participants perceived that DIY-CGM improved both glycaemic control and aspects of quality of life
- Alarm and trend functionality allowed perceived reduced glycaemic variability overnight and after meals
- Addition of a smartwatch increased discrete access to glucose information
- High degree of trust in DIY-CGM
- Challenges: signal loss during vigorous exercise, alarm fatigue, short battery life
Original publication
Do‐it‐yourself continuous glucose monitoring in people aged 16 to 69 years with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study. Diabet Med. Published 11 July 2023. doi:10.
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