Why would someone want to use a Continuous Glucose Monitor?
- To help you meet your A1C goal, which leads to better health and improved quality of life.
- To decrease the need for fingersticks.
- To reduce the frequency of low glucose. Some CGM models have alerts for high and low glucose levels.
- To have the ability to remotely share glucose data with family / friends and your healthcare team.
- To see how often your glucose level is in target range.
- To provide a detailed picture of how daily food choices, activity levels and diabetes medications are affecting glucose levels, which helps you make decisions about managing your diabetes.