IDS Diabetes Survey: June 2022

IDS Monthly Survey: June 2022

LAST MONTH’S SURVEY QUESTION:

In last month’s edition of Diabetes Bites, we asked CGM users CGM system how often they check their blood sugar with a fingerstick meter. Here’s how you responded:

Never:  23%

Once or twice a week:  47%

Daily (or almost daily):  18%

Three to four times a day:  7%

More than four times a day:  5%

Since 70% of respondents reported that they rarely check fingerstick glucose levels, it is worth nothing the situations in which we continue to recommend fingersticks, even when using a CGM that does not require calibration:

• During warmup periods and data gaps
• On day one of sensor use (until readings match up fairly closely)
• If physical symptoms do not match sensor values
• When recovering from hypoglycemia
• During and immediately after exercise
• After taking a substance that may interfere with sensor accuracy