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(08) 6110 0570admin@pdchealthhub.com.auContinuous glucose monitoring (CGM) uses a small sensor worn on the skin to measure glucose in the fluid under the skin every few minutes, day and night, and sends readings to a phone, reader or insulin pump.
A CGM shows your current glucose, which way it is heading and how fast, and can alarm for highs and lows. Most sensors last between 7 and 15 days and are applied at home. Sensor readings lag a little behind a finger-prick reading, so a blood glucose meter is still useful when symptoms do not match the sensor.
Through the NDSS, all people living with type 1 diabetes can apply for subsidised CGM, as can children and young people under 21 with conditions similar to type 1 diabetes who need insulin. Subsidised CGM is not currently available through the NDSS for type 2 diabetes, so people living with type 2 diabetes who use CGM usually pay the full cost.
Flash glucose monitoring is a related type of sensor that was originally read by scanning it with a reader or phone.
Our clinicians can explain how this applies to you and help with the next step, whether that is a referral, a device, funding or a plan the rest of the team can see.
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