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Home > News & events > News > CGMs available on prescription from August 2022
Anyone with type 1 diabetes can now access real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) through their GP or local hospital. Once prescribed, repeat prescriptions can be collected from local pharmacies.
The Dexcom ONE Real Time-Continuous Glucose Monitoring can now be prescribed on the NHS, across all four nations of the UK. This will help put into action the recently updated NICE guidelines in England and Wales on blood glucose monitoring, which say that anyone with type 1 should be offered CGM or flash glucose monitoring as part of standard care.
Patients will be provided with a sensor, transmitter and information on how to use it. The Dexcom ONE has much of the same functions as the G6 device, except for sharing and looping capabilities. Read the differences between the Dexcom devices.
CGMs use a sensor attached to the body which transmits real-time information on glucose levels to a handset or the user’s mobile phone, allowing them to check their glucose levels more often and without the need for painful finger prick tests.
CGMs also alert the user when glucose levels become too low or too high, meaning they are better able to avoid dangerous hypoglycaemia (hypos) or hyperglycaemia (hypers) which can potentially cause long-term complications. They also allow the user to review their glucose trends over time, rather than just giving a snapshot of when the test is taken, as is the case with finger prick tests.
We’ve been working with partners like Dexcom and organisations like NICE and NHS England to help bring about this sort of change for people with type 1.
Our Senior Technology Access Specialist, Lesley Jordan, says: “This is a major breakthrough in the treatment of type 1 diabetes which should allow everyone with type 1 access to this life changing technology. JDRF will work with local decision makers and people with type 1 diabetes to ensure equitable access to glucose monitoring technology as recommended by NICE.”
Whilst this device is now available to be prescribed on the NHS, it may take some time to be rolled out in all areas across the UK. People with type 1 should ask their clinician at their next appointment if it is available in their area, and if not, when it will be.
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