For most adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Diabetes Canada includes CGM metrics and targets that are mirrored in the International Consensus Report. See the full Clinical Practice Guidelines chapter, linked below, for recommended targets for children, adolescents, older adults, high-risk groups, and pregnancy.
Blood Glucose Monitoring and Time in Range1
In 2021, Diabetes Canada updated their Clinical Practice Guidelines on blood glucose monitoring to include Time in Range (TIR). In response to the rapid uptake of these technologies among people with diabetes, these guidelines provide recommendations for healthcare professionals who want to use continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in their practice.
Terminology
To help healthcare professionals understand the changing landscape of CGM technology, Diabetes Canada released updated blood glucose monitoring terminology. For Canadian practitioners, it is especially important to consider the difference between these technologies and how they might benefit patients in their practice.
Recommendations for real-time CGM (rtCGM)
Recommendations for intermittently scanned CGM (isCGM)
For all patients who are willing and able to use these devices on a nearly daily basis.
§ As an alternative to capillary blood glucose (CBG) testing.
The ideal candidate for CGM: Dr. Alice Cheng describes who she would recommend for CGM.
To learn more, read the full chapter update on the Diabetes Canada website.
References