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In-home nighttime predictive low glucose suspend experience in children and adults with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric diabetes Messer, L. H., Calhoun, P., Buckingham, B., Wilson, D. M., Hramiak, I., Ly, T. T., Driscoll, M., Clinton, P., Maahs, D. M. 2016: -?

Abstract

Overnight predictive low glucose suspend (PLGS) reduces hypoglycemia across all ages; however, there are no reports on behavior or experience differences across age groups, especially in pediatrics. As run-in for a subsequent randomized clinical trial (RCT), 127 subjects (50% male) ages 4-45?yr utilized the experimental PLGS system nightly for 5-10 nights (PLGS active phase). We analyzed the number of blood glucose (BG) checks and boluses given per age group. During the subsequent 42 night RCT phase, we analyzed sensor use, skin reactions, errors, and reasons why the experimental system was not used. In 821 nights of active PLGS, subjects ages 4-6?yr (and their parents) tested BG levels 75% of nights compared with 65% of nights (7-10?yr), 53% of nights (11-14?yr), 33% of nights (15-25?yr), and 28% of nights (26-45?yr), respectively (p?270 at bedtime (study requirement) were primary contributors to non-system use. Understanding the different use patterns and challenges in pediatrics and adolescence is needed to direct patient education to optimize use of PLGS and future artificial pancreas systems.

View details for DOI 10.1111/pedi.12395

View details for PubMedID 27125223

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