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Diabetes
“What is Your Time in Range?” – Optimizing Diabetes Care using Sensor-based Technology
Advances in diabetes management have resulted in the development of sensor-based glucose monitoring technologies that help people with diabetes achieve optimal glycemic control. Familiarizing clinicians with sensor-based glucose monitoring technologies and data interpretation will help to increase knowledge and understanding, supporting clinicians in recommending it to patients, and optimizing its use in clinical practice. This […]
DURATION
15 min
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
0.25
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2023-02-01
Advances in diabetes management have resulted in the development of sensor-based glucose monitoring technologies that help people with diabetes achieve optimal glycemic control. Familiarizing clinicians with sensor-based glucose monitoring technologies and data interpretation will help to increase knowledge and understanding, supporting clinicians in recommending it to patients, and optimizing its use in clinical practice.
This program reviews the use of time in range (TIR) to facilitate interpretation and understanding of sensor-based glucose monitoring data to inform therapeutic and behavioural interventions for improved diabetes care.
This program has received an unrestricted educational grant or in-kind support from Abbott Diabetes Care.
Faculty
Jeffrey Habert, MD, CCFP, FCFP
James Kim, MBBCh, PgDip
Daniel Ngui, BSc, PT, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education program, participants will be better able to:
- Describe the benefits of using time in range (TIR) in addition to A1C for improving diabetes management
- Review and interpret the glycemic data generated from the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device
- Apply the TIR data in clinical practice to support individualized diabetes management