Continuous Glucose Monitoring: The Basics

Overview:

During “Continuous Glucose Monitors: The Basics”, we will discuss the 2 common continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), Freestyle Libre and Dexcom. We will cover who is the ideal patient for CGM accounting for patient factors, pros and cons of each system, and insurance restrictions. Lastly, we will walk through and interpret a couple of CGM cases and discuss what changes we would potentially make to the patient’s diabetes medications.

Objectives:

• Describe the ideal patient for continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and the best CGM based on patient factors.
• Review general insurance coverage and requirements.
• Review the current CGM reports and how to interpret them.

Presenter:

Lindsay Thomas, PharmD, BCACP
She/Her
Clinical Specialist Pharmacist—Ambulatory Care
Texas Diabetes Institute Adult Endocrinology
University Health Medication Therapy Management
Residency Program Coordinator—PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Department of Pharmacotherapy & Pharmacy Service

Financial Disclosures:

Lindsay Thomas, PharmD, BCACP has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Margaret Finley, MD, Richel Avery, MD, Lauren Fuller, MD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu