ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.8-6 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB20

8.6. Continuous glucose monitoring versus blood glucose monitoring for risk of severe hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis in children, adolescents, and young adults with type 1 diabetes: a population-based study

B Karges , SR Tittel , A Bey , C Freiberg , C Klinkert , O Kordonouri , S Thiele-Schmitz , C Schroder , C Steigleder-Schweiger , RW Holl

Brief summary: In this large registry-based study, including 32 117 children and young people (aged 1.5–25 years) with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was associated with decreased rates of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and severe hypoglycemia. Of interest, some CGM metrics predicted risk for these complications.CGM systems are now widely used by children with T1D, and there is evidence both from clinical trials a...