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Use of Sensors in the Treatment and Follow-up of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

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2010

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Torres, Isabel
Baena, Maria G
Cayon, Manuel
Ortego-Rojo, Jose
Aguilar-Diosdado, Manuel

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MDPI AG
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Glucose control is the cornerstone of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) treatment. Although self-regulation using capillary glycemia (SRCG) still remains the best procedure in clinical practice, continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGM) offer the possibility of continuous and dynamic assessment of interstitial glucose concentration. CGM systems have the potential to improve glycemic control while decreasing the incidence of hypoglycemia but the efficiency, compared with SRCG, is still debated. CGM systems have the greatest potential value in patients with hypoglycemic unawareness and in controlling daily fluctuations in blood glucose. The implementation of continuous monitoring in the standard clinical setting has not yet been established but a new generation of open and close loop subcutaneous insulin infusion devices are emerging making insulin treatment and glycemic control more reliable.

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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review;

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Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Carbohydrates::Monosaccharides::Hexoses::Glucose::Blood Glucose
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Clinical Chemistry Tests::Blood Chemical Analysis::Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Molecular Probe Techniques::Biosensing Techniques
Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Follow-Up Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Metabolic Diseases::Glucose Metabolism Disorders::Hypoglycemia
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Drug Therapy::Drug Administration Routes::Infusions, Parenteral::Infusions, Subcutaneous
Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Peptides::Peptide Hormones::Pancreatic Hormones::Insulins
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Molecular Probe Techniques::Biosensing Techniques

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Insulina, Glucosa sanguínea, Técnicas Biosensibles, Diabetes Mellitus, Automonitorización de la glucemia, Estudios de seguimiento, Hipoglucemia, Sensors, Glucose control

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Torres I, Baena MG, Cayon M, Ortego-Rojo J, Aguilar-Diosdado M. Use of sensors in the treatment and follow-up of patients with diabetes mellitus. Sensors (Basel); 2010, 10 (8):7404-20