NICE – 11th May 2023
Hundreds of children with type 2 diabetes who currently manage their condition with the ‘burdensome’, ‘tiring’, and ‘stressful’ task of finger prick testing several times a day could be offered a choice between two ‘life changing’ technologies to virtually automate the process, NICE has said.
For the first time new guidance from NICE recommends the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) or intermittently scanned glucose monitoring (isCGM) devices for some children living with type 2 diabetes who are currently using finger prick testing and insulin therapy.
The guideline committee has also recommended the technology is offered to children and young people with type 2 diabetes, if they:
- have a need, condition or disability (including a mental health need, learning disability or cognitive impairment) that means they cannot monitor their blood glucose by finger prick testing
- would otherwise be advised to self-measure at least 8 times a day
- have recurrent or severe low blood sugar levels
- have impaired blood sugar awareness.
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