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Standardize Dexcom CGM Workflow Into Your Clinical Practice
Provided by AAFP partner
Implementation of glucose sensing technology in a primary care clinic workflow can significantly enhance patient care by improving glucose levels1,2 and supporting lifestyle changes.3,4 Therefore, adopting continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology not only aids in achieving better glycemic outcomes but also empowers patients to make informed decisions about their health.
Information and solutions for integrating CGM into clinical workflows are invaluable and most effective when disseminated. Dexcom, with HealthPartners Institute, created a clinic workflow tool to facilitate successful initiation and use of Dexcom CGM in primary care practice. Clinics can seamlessly integrate CGM technology and utilize data effectively when using the Dexcom workflow “Getting Started with Dexcom: Clinic workflow for successful initiation and use.”
This method facilitates data-driven care and personalized health management, allowing clinicians and individuals with diabetes to leverage the latest advancements in diabetes care while enhancing the efficiency of clinic operations.
One example of a valuable resource found within the workflow site is “CGM-Guided Glucose Management: Partnering for Personalized Diabetes Care,” a document highlighting the Determine Where to Act model developed by HealthPartners Institute and based on the Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP) report.5 Determine Where to Act utilizes a three-step process to allow for rapid clinician interpretation of the AGP report and aims to overcome therapeutic inertia in diabetes care.6
To review the AGP report using the Determine Where to Act model:
- Determine if action is needed.
- Are time in range (70-180 mg/dL) and time below range (<70 mg/dL) in target?
- Aim for more green/less red on the time in ranges bar.
- Where is action needed?
- Where is the AGP curve not flat, narrow and in-range?
- Act on the data using shared decision-making.
By integrating Dexcom CGM into the clinic workflow, healthcare professionals can ensure that data-driven insights translate into actionable plans, thus fostering an environment of proactive and personalized diabetes management. Another benefit of standardizing CGM into clinical practice is that it enables family physicians to make timely decisions regarding the escalation or de-escalation of therapy. This approach aims to optimize glucose levels safely and minimize therapeutic inertia.7
Additional tools for glucose management, nutrition and medication, as well as data interpretation, can be found within the workflow site. Also included are patient educational materials that are non-branded, billing information and much more.
Please visit www.Dexcom.com/clinic-workflow to enhance your practice by effectively integrating CGM technology.
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REFERENCES
- Martens T, et al. JAMA. 2021;325(22):2262-2272.
- Grace TP, et al. Clin Diabetes. 2024;42(4):540-546.
- Ehrhardt N, Al Zaghal E. Clin Diabetes. 2020;38(2):126-131.
- Clark TL, et al. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2024;26(10):700-708.
- Martens TW, et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2024;91(10):611-620.
- Bergenstal RM. Diabetes Spectr. 2023;36(4):327-336.
- Ajjan RA, et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2024;20(7):426-440.
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