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


Autoria(s): Torres, Isabel; Baena, Maria G; Cayon, Manuel; Ortego-Rojo, Jose; Aguilar-Diosdado, Manuel
Data(s)

12/12/2012

12/12/2012

2010

Resumo

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.

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

This study was financed, in part, by grants from the Andalusia Department of Health (CTS-368).

Identificador

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

1424-8220 (Online)

http://hdl.handle.net/10668/709

22163609

10.3390/s100807404

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

MDPI AG

Relação

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/8/7404

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Acceso abierto

Palavras-Chave #Insulina #Glucosa sanguínea #Técnicas Biosensibles #Diabetes Mellitus #Automonitorización de la glucemia #Estudios de seguimiento #Hipoglucemia #Sensors #Glucose control #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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info:eu-repo/semantics/article

info:eu-repo/semantics/published

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