Introduction & Objective: The increasing prevalence of diabetes in the US continues to drive a steady rise in healthcare resource utilization. The real-world impact of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) on hospitalizations in a broad type 2 diabetes population is not completely understood.
Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we used Optum's de-identified Market Clarity data of >79 million people to evaluate CGM use in 74,264 people with type 2 diabetes who were treated with non-insulin (NIT; n=25,788), basal insulin (BIT; n=25,292), and prandial insulin therapy (PIT; n=23,184). The primary outcomes were changes in all-cause hospitalizations (ACH), acute diabetes-related hospitalizations (ADH), and acute diabetes-related emergency room visits (ADER) during the 6- and 12-months post-index period.
Results: ACH, ADH, and ADER were significantly reduced in the first 6 months (post-index) in all three groups: NIT (14%, 32%, 30%), BIT (25%, 57%, 37%), PIT (25%, 54%, 36%) respectively. (Figure 1) The reductions were sustained during 6-12 months in NIT (10%, 31%, 30%), BIT (23%, 56%, 34%), and PIT (19%, 49%, 36%) respectively (all p<0.0001).
Conclusion: The use of CGM in real-world across different therapeutic regimes in people with type 2 diabetes was associated with significant reductions in all-cause hospitalizations, acute diabetes-related hospitalizations and ER visits.
S.K. Garg: Research Support; Eli Lilly and Company. Advisory Panel; Medtronic. Research Support; Medtronic. Advisory Panel; Novo Nordisk. Research Support; DarioHealth Corp., Dexcom, Inc., Diasome. Advisory Panel; Roche Diabetes Care. I.B. Hirsch: Advisory Panel; Abbott. Research Support; Dexcom, Inc. Advisory Panel; Roche Diabetes Care. Research Support; MannKind Corporation, Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Advisory Panel; embecta. Research Support; Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Advisory Panel; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. E. Repetto: Employee; Roche Diabetes Care. J.K. Snell-Bergeon: None. B. Ulmer: Employee; Roche Diabetes Care. C. Perkins: Employee; Roche Diabetes Care. R.M. Bergenstal: Other Relationship; Abbott. Research Support; Arkray Marketing. Consultant; Ascensia Diabetes Care, Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc., CeQur. Other Relationship; Dexcom, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company. Consultant; embecta, Hygieia. Research Support; Insulet Corporation. Consultant; MannKind Corporation. Other Relationship; Medtronic, Novo Nordisk. Consultant; Onduo LLC, Roche Diabetes Care. Other Relationship; Sanofi. Research Support; Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. Other Relationship; UnitedHealth Group. Consultant; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Zealand Pharma A/S.
Roche Diagnostics, Diabetes Care
