Type 1 diabetes

Longitudinal Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study in Young Children With Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes Followed in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) At-Risk Cohort Study

Diabetes CarePublished Prospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

Further research is needed to inform interpretation of CGM-derived metrics in young children with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes.

Study context

Population
Young children with presymptomatic T1D (persistent multiple islet autoimmunity) in the Australian ENDIA at-risk cohort, 2021–2024; median age at first assessment 4.5 [3.5, 6.0] years178 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) assessments
Participants
36 children
Outcome
Within-person variability of serial CGM metrics
Methodological detailslongitudinal, blinded CGM assessments every 3-6 months
  • Longitudinal
  • Blinded CGM assessments every 3-6 months

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Intraclass correlation coefficient, % CGM time >7.8 mmol/L (140 mg/dL)

0.30

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

CGM assessments per child and duration

Median assessments per child (Q1, Q3)
5.5 (2.0, 7.0)
Median duration per assessment, days (Q1, Q3)
11 (9, 15)

Original publication

Longitudinal Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study in Young Children With Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes Followed in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) At-Risk Cohort Study. Diabetes Care. Published 19 August 2025. doi:10.2337/dc25-0821

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