1299-OR: Concordance of Libre, Dexcom, and Medtronic Glucose Management Indicator (GMI) and Laboratory HbA1c

Introduction and Objective: A recent study comparing Freestyle Libre (FSL) 3, Dexcom (Dex) G7, and Medtronic (Med) Simplera CGM systems found discordant glycaemic metrics, with Med showing a significantly lower glucose management indicator (GMI) and a higher time-in-range. The purpose of this study was to assess concordance between laboratory HbA1c and GMI from three sensor families (Dex G6/G7; FSL L2/L2+/L3/L3+ and Med Guardian4/Simplera) under real-world conditions. Methods: Retrospective, observational, three-centre study of adults with type 1 diabetes (n=349, age 43±14, duration of diabetes 25±13) treated with a range of automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, comprising FSL (n=50), Dex (n=212), and Med sensors (n=87). We assessed glycaemic metrics for 90 days preceding the date of the lab A1c. Results: All three sensor families showed good overall GMI alignment with Lab A1c [%], with a glucose-variability (CV%) adjusted mean deviation of <0.2%. [GMI-Lab A1c; Mean, 95% CI; Dex +0.18% (+0.11, +0.26); FSL -0.02% (-0.17, +0.13); Med -0.16% (-0.28, -0.05), p < 0.001 with difference between Dex and the other two sensors, and no difference between Med and the FSL family. Bland-Altman plots for the three sensor families (Figure) show broadly similar patterns. Conclusion: We show good alignment between 90-day GMI and Lab A1c across all three sensor families under real-world conditions. We did not detect a clinically significant systematic bias towards lower GMI with Medtronic sensors. Disclosure L. Farouk: None. B. Bashir: None. R. Seese: None. P. Avari: Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc., Diabetes UK. M. Reddy: Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc., Medtronic, Roche Diabetes Care. Advisory Panel; Ended; Medtronic. N. Oliver: Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc., Roche Diabetes Care. Speaker's Bureau; Current; Sanofi. Speaker's Bureau; Ended; AstraZeneca. Research Support; Current; Medtronic. Speaker's Bureau; Ended; Dexcom, Inc. M. Evans: Other - Triallist, speaker, advisory board; Current; Abbott Diabetes. Other - Research support, speaker, advisory board; Current; Novo Nordisk A/S. Other - Triallist, advisory board, speaker; Current; Sanofi. Other - Triallist, speakers fees; Current; Eli Lilly and Company. Other - Triallist, advisory board; Current; Medtronic. Other - Advisory board; Current; Dexcom, Inc. Advisory Panel; Current; Zucara Therapeutics, vTv Therapeutics. Other - Advisory panel, triallist; Current; Pila Pharma. H. Thabit: Speaker's Bureau; Ended; Eli Lilly and Company. Speaker's Bureau; Current; Insulet Corporation. Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc. Advisory Panel; Current; Roche Diabetes Care. L. Leelarathna: Research Support; Current; Abbott Diabetes. Speaker's Bureau; Current; Abbott Diabetes, Insulet Corporation. Consultant; Ended; Insulet Corporation. Advisory Panel; Ended; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

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1299-OR: Concordance of Libre, Dexcom, and Medtronic Glucose Management Indicator (GMI) and Laboratory HbA1c

Monika Reddy, Bilal Bashir, Lavanta Farouk, Lalantha Leelarathna et al.
Diabetes
Diabetes Management and Research
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1299-OR: Concordance of Libre, Dexcom, and Medtronic Glucose Management Indicator (GMI) and Laboratory HbA1c

Monika Reddy, Bilal Bashir, Lavanta Farouk, Lalantha Leelarathna, Parizad Avari, NICK OLIVER, HOOD THABIT, MARK EVANS, RACHEL SEESE
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Introduction and Objective: A recent study comparing Freestyle Libre (FSL) 3, Dexcom (Dex) G7, and Medtronic (Med) Simplera CGM systems found discordant glycaemic metrics, with Med showing a significantly lower glucose management indicator (GMI) and a higher time-in-range. The purpose of this study was to assess concordance between laboratory HbA1c and GMI from three sensor families (Dex G6/G7; FSL L2/L2+/L3/L3+ and Med Guardian4/Simplera) under real-world conditions. Methods: Retrospective, observational, three-centre study of adults with type 1 diabetes (n=349, age 43±14, duration of diabetes 25±13) treated with a range of automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, comprising FSL (n=50), Dex (n=212), and Med sensors (n=87). We assessed glycaemic metrics for 90 days preceding the date of the lab A1c. Results: All three sensor families showed good overall GMI alignment with Lab A1c [%], with a glucose-variability (CV%) adjusted mean deviation of <0.2%. [GMI-Lab A1c; Mean, 95% CI; Dex +0.18% (+0.11, +0.26); FSL -0.02% (-0.17, +0.13); Med -0.16% (-0.28, -0.05), p < 0.001 with difference between Dex and the other two sensors, and no difference between Med and the FSL family. Bland-Altman plots for the three sensor families (Figure) show broadly similar patterns. Conclusion: We show good alignment between 90-day GMI and Lab A1c across all three sensor families under real-world conditions. We did not detect a clinically significant systematic bias towards lower GMI with Medtronic sensors. Disclosure L. Farouk: None. B. Bashir: None. R. Seese: None. P. Avari: Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc., Diabetes UK. M. Reddy: Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc., Medtronic, Roche Diabetes Care. Advisory Panel; Ended; Medtronic. N. Oliver: Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc., Roche Diabetes Care. Speaker's Bureau; Current; Sanofi. Speaker's Bureau; Ended; AstraZeneca. Research Support; Current; Medtronic. Speaker's Bureau; Ended; Dexcom, Inc. M. Evans: Other - Triallist, speaker, advisory board; Current; Abbott Diabetes. Other - Research support, speaker, advisory board; Current; Novo Nordisk A/S. Other - Triallist, advisory board, speaker; Current; Sanofi. Other - Triallist, speakers fees; Current; Eli Lilly and Company. Other - Triallist, advisory board; Current; Medtronic. Other - Advisory board; Current; Dexcom, Inc. Advisory Panel; Current; Zucara Therapeutics, vTv Therapeutics. Other - Advisory panel, triallist; Current; Pila Pharma. H. Thabit: Speaker's Bureau; Ended; Eli Lilly and Company. Speaker's Bureau; Current; Insulet Corporation. Research Support; Current; Dexcom, Inc. Advisory Panel; Current; Roche Diabetes Care. L. Leelarathna: Research Support; Current; Abbott Diabetes. Speaker's Bureau; Current; Abbott Diabetes, Insulet Corporation. Consultant; Ended; Insulet Corporation. Advisory Panel; Ended; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.

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