Modern technologies for continuous monitoring of glycemia: developing opportunities for check-up and control
T.Yu. Demidova, F.O. Ushanova

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow

In modern endocrinology, devices for continuous monitoring of glycemia have become an important tool for managing diabetes. In addition to the fact that they become more accurate and convenient in use, new options appear for estimating the glycemic profile, such as information on the trend of the glycemic curve, quantification of the duration and amplitude of glucose fluctuations. Obtained information, during long-term monitoring, about the current level of glucose and retrospective data about the level of glucose can be used to build an outpatient glycemic profile. The outpatient glycemic profile of the patient is an individual and easy-to-use graph reflecting a complete picture of the compensation of diabetes due to the fact that, despite the level of glucose in the blood, such important indicators as glycemia variability and the duration of episodes of hypo- and hyperglycemia are also recorded. This technique helps to establish the causes of changes in the level of glycemia and resolve the issue of the correction advisability of therapy.
Continuous measurement of glucose concentration with determination of the duration of normal, hypo- and hyperglycemia (e. g., using the Abbott FreeStyle Libre) can significantly complement the level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as the integrated evaluation of glycemic control.

Key words: continuous glucose monitoring, ambulatory glycemic profile, diabetes mellitus, FreeStyle Libre.
For citation: Demidova T.Yu., Ushanova F.O. Modern technologies for continuous monitoring of glycemia: developing opportunities for check-up and control // RMJ. 2018. № 11(II). P. 86–90.