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Medical Report: Continuous glucose monitoring becoming indispensable for Americans with diabetes

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A doctor checking blood glucose levels for a patient.
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A new tool called continuous glucose monitoring is rapidly becoming a major tool in the control of blood sugar for millions of Americans with diabetes.

A sensor just under a person's skin measures blood sugar 24 hours a day. This information is sent by a transmitter to a watch or wearable device.


The reason why this is so popular is that it reduces the need for finger pricks to test blood sugar levels. For a person with diabetes, it all comes down to measuring the blood sugar and treating elevations on a consistent basis

If blood sugar is not kept in a normal range, there can be long-term damage.

Get more medical reports from Dr. Brian McDonough.

​​KYW Newsradio's Medical Reports are sponsored by Independence Blue Cross.