Association Between the Implementation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Changes in Dietary Behavior in Insulin-Treated Patients With Diabetes Regardless of Diabetes Type
A total of 42 participants were included. The mean age was 67 ± 13 years, and the median duration of diabetes was 11 (8.0-16.0) years. Thirty-one participants used CGM, whereas 11 did not. At baseline, the mean carbohydrate intake as a percentage of total calories was 51% in the CGM group and 52% in the non-CGM group. After three months, these values were 50% and 56%, respectively. However, difference-in-differences analysis revealed no significant difference between the groups (p = 0.295). Conclusion: CGM implementation was not significantly associated with changes in dietary behavior among insulin-using patients with diabetes. These findings indicate that CGM alone is insufficient, necessitating complementary strategies to promote dietary behavioral modification in this population.
Authors
- Manabu Yoshimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2074-5395)
- Yasuji Arimura
- Mariko Ishisaka
- Daiki Arakawa
Institutions
- University of Miyazaki (JP)
- University of Miyazaki Hospital (JP)
- National Health Insurance Service (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103437
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00