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Primary care initiation of continuous glucose monitoring is effective

Among adults with insulin-treated diabetes, initiation of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) by primary care clinicians is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and significant reductions in…

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Among adults with insulin-treated diabetes, initiation of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) by primary care clinicians is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and significant reductions in recurrent hospitalizations, according to a study published online July 6 in JAMA Network Open . Jovan Milosavljevic, MD, from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York, and colleagues examined whether CGM initiation by primary care clinicians improves glycemic outcomes and reduces acute health care utilization.

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