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. 2017 Mar;11(2):442-443.
doi: 10.1177/1932296816661560. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Flash Glucose Monitoring Improves Outcomes in a Type 1 Diabetes Clinic

Anna R Dover  1 , Roland H Stimson  1   2 , Nicola N Zammitt  1 , Fraser W Gibb  1
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Flash Glucose Monitoring Improves Outcomes in a Type 1 Diabetes Clinic

Anna R Dover et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2017 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Freestyle Libre; HbA1c; continuous glucose monitoring; flash glucose monitoring; type 1 diabetes.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
FGM increases the proportion of patients achieving good glycemic control. Data were analyzed using the chi-squared test. P = .015 comparing those below target (<7.5%) at baseline and at end of FGM use.
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