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Continuous glucose monitoring devices: A brief presentation (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Doina Andrada Mihai
    • Diana Simona Stefan
    • Daniela Stegaru
    • Georgiana Elena Bernea
    • Ileana Adela Vacaroiu
    • Toma Papacocea
    • Mircea Ovidiu Denis Lupușoru
    • Adriana Elena Nica
    • Ovidiu Stiru
    • Dorin Dragos
    • Octavian Gabriel Olaru
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  • Published online on: December 28, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.11097
  • Article Number: 174
  • Copyright: © Mihai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

As diabetes prevalence is continuously increasing, better management is needed to achieve blood glucose control, in order to prevent complications and lessen the burden of this disease. Since the first measurement of glycosuria at the beginning of the 1900s', huge advances were made in monitoring glycemia. Continuous glucose monitoring systems revolutionized diabetes management, especially for patients with type 1 diabetes. Avoiding glycemic variability and maintaining optimal glycemic control is crucial for the evolution of patients with type 1 diabetes. The usefulness of glycemic monitoring devices can be extended to patients with type 2 diabetes. It is also important to note that in those patients at risk of developing high glycemic variability (e.g. patients with advanced chronic kidney disease), continuous glycemic monitoring may improve their prognosis. These monitoring systems can be classified according to the analytical method, the degree of invasiveness, the data availability and the mode of usage. The technology is constantly improving in bioanalytical performance, biocompatibility, length of wearing time, safety and clinical features. The aim of this review was to briefly present the main characteristics of glucose biosensors, glucose monitoring systems and their clinically utility.
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Mihai DA, Stefan DS, Stegaru D, Bernea GE, Vacaroiu IA, Papacocea T, Lupușoru MO, Nica AE, Stiru O, Dragos D, Dragos D, et al: Continuous glucose monitoring devices: A brief presentation (Review). Exp Ther Med 23: 174, 2022
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Mihai, D.A., Stefan, D.S., Stegaru, D., Bernea, G.E., Vacaroiu, I.A., Papacocea, T. ... Olaru, O.G. (2022). Continuous glucose monitoring devices: A brief presentation (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 23, 174. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.11097
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Mihai, D. A., Stefan, D. S., Stegaru, D., Bernea, G. E., Vacaroiu, I. A., Papacocea, T., Lupușoru, M. O., Nica, A. E., Stiru, O., Dragos, D., Olaru, O. G."Continuous glucose monitoring devices: A brief presentation (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 23.2 (2022): 174.
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Mihai, D. A., Stefan, D. S., Stegaru, D., Bernea, G. E., Vacaroiu, I. A., Papacocea, T., Lupușoru, M. O., Nica, A. E., Stiru, O., Dragos, D., Olaru, O. G."Continuous glucose monitoring devices: A brief presentation (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 23, no. 2 (2022): 174. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.11097