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Home > Tech Finder Tool: Monitoring glucose levels – CYP | Wales
Thank you for using our tool. There are several different ways technology can help you to monitor your glucose levels.
Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are a form of wearable technology, which give you continual information about glucose levels, allowing you to see a graph of glucose levels along with a current trend arrow, rather than just a single measurement at a given point intime. Find out more about Continuous Glucose Monitors and how to get one.
A flash glucose sensor is another form or wearable technology, which gives you a blood-glucose reading when you scan, or ‘flash’, the sensor with your phone or handset. Find out more about flash glucose monitors and how to get one.
You can use a blood glucose meter to measure your levels by pricking your finger to release small amount of blood, which is then placed on a test strip and read by the meter. There are many different types of meters available in the UK. Find out more about blood glucose meters
Closed loop systems, also called artificial pancreas systems, enable an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor to ‘talk’ to one another. They can help to remove some of the burden of constantly having to adjust your insulin levels. Find out more about hybrid closed loop systems.
Everyone with type 1 diabetes over the age of four should be offered a continuous glucose monitor, unless they have a clear preference for flash.
Hybrid closed loop is not yet available through the NHS in Wales.
Continuous glucose monitors and hybrid closed loop systems can be purchased from manufacturers privately, depending on the level of support available to you through your healthcare provider. We would advise you to talk to your healthcare team to find out more about the options available to you.
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