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The efficacy of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) after hospital discharge in patients with diabetes (DM) has not been established. This prospective pilot study compared glycemic outcomes between capillary blood glucose (CBG) and CGM after hospital discharge. At discharge, a blinded Dexcom G6 CGM was inserted in 82 patients with DM. Patients were asked to perform CBG testing (3-4/d) and to return the CBG logs and CGM device after 10 days of discharge. Patients were treated with insulin ± oral antidiabetic agents and followed by their primary care team. A total of 65 patients (73.3%) returned their CGM and were included (age 58.3±11 years, 56% Males, HbA1c 8.7±2%, 98% DM2). Only 42 patients (51.2%) returned CBG logs (mean 3.01±0.9 CBG/d). CGM detection of hypoglycemia < 70 mg/dl (46% vs. 26%, p=<0.001) and < 54 mg/dl (32% vs. 11%, p=<0.001) and nocturnal hypoglycemia (16% vs. 0%) was significantly higher compared to CBG testing. Glycemic outcomes are shown in Table 1. The results of this pilot prospective observational study indicate that use of CGM provides a better assessment of glycemic control than CBG after hospital discharge, with higher detection of overall and nocturnal hypoglycemic events, which are frequently undetected by CBG. Prospective studies are needed to determine the efficacy of real-time CGM in preventing hypoglycemic events after hospital discharge.

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Disclosure

R. J. Galindo: Consultant; Self; Abbott Diabetes, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi US, Valeritas, Inc., Research Support; Self; Dexcom, Inc., Novo Nordisk. M. C. Perez-guzman: None. S. Cardona: None. F. J. Pasquel: Consultant; Self; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Research Support; Self; Dexcom, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc. L. Peng: None. G. E. Umpierrez: Research Support; Self; AstraZeneca, Dexcom, Inc., Novo Nordisk. G. Davis: None. T. Idrees: None. M. A. Urrutia: None. K. W. Zamudio: None. B. S. Albury: None. A. Migdal: None. P. Vellanki: Consultant; Self; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. M. Fayfman: None.

Funding

Dexcom, Inc.

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2021
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