Clinical Trial: Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Diabetes
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) to Assess Hypoglycemia in Older Adults With Diabetes in Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities
Brief Summary:
To prospectively determine the burden of hypoglycemia (minutes spent below 70 mg/dl per day, measured by continuous glucose monitor (CGM)) among residents of long term care facilities (LTC) with a diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes including key clinical subgroups (living in skilled nursing facility (SNF) or nursing home (NH), on different hypoglycemic medications).This aim will be achieved by recruiting 300 residents with diabetes in 4 LTC facilities.All participants will undergo masked CGM for 10 days.
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