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Continuous Glucose Monitoring

To support you on your everyday diabetes journey, continuous glucose monitoring is vital. I’m here to help you find the right continue glucose monitoring method for you, ensuring you feel comfortable using it day to day. Lifestyle management is an integral aspect of diabetes care. It includes diabetes education, self-management support, nutrition therapy and more. Optimising your lifestyle and understanding your options is a key to lead a positive and healthy life with diabetes.
Every person living with diabetes has a dedicated treatment plan to suit his or her specific needs.

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Hyperglycaemia or high glucose levels can cause damage to some organs. This can even result in long term health complications, such as:
  • Cardiovascular complications (heart attack and stroke)
  • Chronic kidney disease that may require dialysis; (diabetes nephropathy)
  • Eye problems, which will cause permanent loss of vision (diabetes retinopathy)
  • Sexual issues, such as impotence and loss of sexual drive, and;
  • Issues with peripheral nerves and circulation which can lead to amputation. (diabetes neuropathy)

On the other hand, hypoglycaemia is a condition in which your glucose level is lower than normal (below 4 mmol/L). This condition is most common in people with diabetes who take insulin or certain medications. Normally, a person will feel warning symptoms when their blood sugar goes low.
This includes irritability, irregular heartbeat, fatigues, shaking and sweating caused by the release of stress hormones. However, those with hypoglycemia unawareness have reduced symptoms and do not recognise they are experiencing hypoglycaemia.
Hypoglycaemia unawareness can result in loss of consciousness.The development of this condition also makes intensified blood glucose control more difficult, putting the patient at risk for serious hypoglycemia-related complications
CGM is a helpful glucose monitoring device that can alert you and your health care team to occurrences of unrecognised hypoglycemia. Once these devices warn of nighttime lows, insulin doses can be changed to prevent the lows. Regularly monitoring your glucose level, also known as self-testing by finger stick test, is a necessary method in managing diabetes. It allows you to see the impact of the measures you are taking to better control your diabetes — like changing your dietary intakes, maintaining an active lifestyle, and taking medication.
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What Is CGM?

With the advent of technology, more health and clinical advancements have made everyone’s lives easy and convenient. For people living with diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring provides real-time data of their glucose levels.
CGM helps track glucose levels regularly using a sensor. It not only gives the information regarding the current glucose levels, but it detects trends and patterns that help clients and their diabetes care team see the broader picture.
This innovative technology pioneers a better way to assess the glucose trends, as it automatically sends glucose level updates every 5 minutes. This means that the person with diabetes may not have to self-test as often. Moreover, this continuous glucose monitoring device can be used in conjunction with or without an insulin pump.

Benefits of CGM

Using a blood glucose meter only provides a brief data of your glucose level at a specific moment.
Unlike the blood glucose meter, a CGM system gives you a clearer overview of your glucose trends. This provides valuable information on your lows and highs and the crucial points of your day and night. It can assess your glucose levels before and during exercise, prior to driving, before a test, and in the middle of the night.
With a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system, individuals with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes always know their glucose readings which means fewer finger pricks.
Having this level of information and prompt feedback can help users make more informed treatment decisions which will help minimise various health risks and diabetes-related complications.
You can expect wide-ranging health and convenience benefits from using a CGM device. Whether you manage your diabetes with multiple injections or an insulin pump, a CGM device offers:
More Insights than a Blood Glucose Meter
CGM provides 24 hour real time , dynamic information about the speed and trends of your glucose levels.
Better Glycemic Control
Having real-time feedback on your diet, exercise, and insulin requirements from a CGM can help you properly assess trends. This can lead to more time in range
Quick and Reliable Response
CGM takes sensor glucose readings every 5 minutes. It allows you to set tailored thresholds with alerts when your readings are far from the target range.
This gives you a heads up so you can proactively respond before you begin to feel any symptoms.
Fewer Finger Sticks
To measure the glucose levels, CGM devices use a small sensor just beneath the skin. Each sensor is connected to a transmitter which transmits data and readings to your smartphone, receiver or insulin pump.
You can see your reading at a glance, anytime, anywhere. This means that you do not need to interrupt what you’re doing just to check your glucose levels.
Peace of Mind
CGM system can give you the feeling of freedom and peace of mind. Each device allows you to control your glucose levels and create specific thresholds to suit your specific needs.

More Options to Fit your Lifestyle

  • At Total Support Diabetes Education, we understand that every person living with diabetes has unique requirements. Whether you manage your diabetes with multiple daily injections, oral medications, insulin pump or through diet and exercise, we have a range of continuous glucose monitoring Australia products for you.

  • To start the process, book a 45 minute consultation to have a chat about your requirements and assess the perfect CGM solution for you including the different devices available:

  • Medtronic Guardian Connect CGM system
  • Dexcom 6 mobile CGM system
  • Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring Libre 2 with alarms
Understanding that diabetes is a condition that requires careful and lifelong monitoring, you can take steps to manage your condition or support the people in your life living with diabetes through the help of a diabetes educator near you.

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