When it comes to diabetes technology, the right combination of use in the right way by the right patient leads to good results, says Biral Shah, M.D., an endocrinologist and associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Barbara Davis Center. Stated. Diabetes, Adult Clinic School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Campus.

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What are the more common reasons why patients may not achieve optimal glycemic control despite using these techniques?

This is another excellent question. I use this analogy, OK, I have an iPhone or an iWatch, but I don’t use all the features. So I’m not using it optimally. Similarly, in the field of diabetes technology, we cannot achieve optimal results without using it optimally.Many patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes use intermittently scanned glucose detection technology I am using it and need to scan it. If you don’t scan it, you won’t see the numbers. If you don’t see a number, don’t take any action.

In the end, it is not the use of technology that matters, but the right use of technology for the right patients, in the right way, to get good results. So I think every medical professional and everyone should not only promote the technology, but also advise patients on how to use it, how to meaningfully see the data, and how to act on the data. And if you don’t act, you won’t get good results. With the prevalence of diabetes technology, we believe our next step will be to teach patients how to act on these data, which will help optimize their outcomes.