Primary Care–Initiated Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults With Insulin-Treated Diabetes

Is primary care–initiated continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) associated with improved hemoglobin A levels and reduced acute health care utilization among insulin-treated adults with diabetes?In this cohort study of 8502 adults with insulin-treated diabetes seen in primary care settings, CGM initiation was associated with significantly greater reductions in hemoglobin A levels and lower rates of hospitalizations and emergency department visits compared with noninitiation.These findings suggest that expansion of CGM use within primary care settings may improve population-level diabetes management.

Corresponding Author: Jovan Milosavljevic, MD, MS, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism, Division of Endocrinology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Belfer Room 701D, Bronx, NY 10461 (jmilosavlj@montefiore.org).

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