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Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring Can Materially Improve The Quality Of Life For People With Diabetes – Glucotrack Wants To Make It Easier
--News Direct--By Meg Flippin, Benzinga You can’t wing it when it comes to diabetes. Everything you eat and drink, the amount of physical activity you engage
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[{"type":"text","content":"--News Direct--By Meg Flippin, Benzinga You can’t wing it when it comes to diabetes. Everything you eat and drink, the amount of physical activity you engage in and the medicines you take must be monitored closely. Keeping your blood glucose level within its target range is vital in preventing other medical issues.But managing diabetes can be cumbersome and intrusive. The main way of tracking glucose in your blood is via a glucose meter which requires you to prick your finger several times a day to get a sample of your blood. These meters provide blood glucose readings – which is considered the most accurate form of glucose monitoring – however testing must be done often and even then users can miss highs and lows in their glucose and the direction in which their glucose is changing. This type of monitoring is also a constant reminder of the disease. A More Modern Approach Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) offers a better alternative. With it, your glucose level is monitored automatically through a device worn on the body 24 hours a day. It enables you to review your glucose levels to make well-informed decisions and adjust your behavior on a continual basis. These devices also enable people with diabetes to review how their glucose levels change over hours, days, weeks and months. Using a CGM device can help patients better manage glucose levels, reduce the number of low glucose events and decrease or eliminate the number of finger pricks. If your glucose rises or drops beyond a certain threshold, you’ll be alerted. The convenience is a big reason why the market for CGM devices is large and growing. In 2024 it is forecast to hit $16.2 billion and reach $44.6 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 10.3%. Driving the demand is a need among patients to find a more convenient way to manage this chronic disease. After all, life doesn’t have to stop just because you have been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that's growing in the U.S. and around the globe, impacting people of all ages. The total number of people around the globe who suffer from diabetes is projected to reach 643 million by 2030 and soar to 783 million by 2045. While adults are the most likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, it impacts children as well at a growing rate. Not Every CGM Device Is The Same But when it comes to CGM, not all devices are creat...