Third Annual Clinical Diabetes Technology Meeting
Abstract
The Third Annual Clinical Diabetes Technology Meeting was presented by the Diabetes Technology Society at the San Diego California Marriott Mission Valley Hotel on April 20-21 2007. The attendance was 378 healthcare providers and scientists. The first day of the meeting covered Technologies for Diabetes Monitoring and the second day covered Technologies for Diabetes Therapy. On April 20 2007 which was the Technologies for Diabetes Monitoring day, the first presentation was made by Christopher Saudek, M.D. on the topic "The Impact of Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose on Glycemic Control". This clinician emphasized the benefits of glucose monitoring to achieve glycemic targets. Bruce Buckingham, M.D. presented an overview on Continuous Glucose Monitoring. He described how metabolic monitoring with continuous glucose monitoring can provide information about nutritional and metabolic status that is unavailable with spot glucose testing. William Clarke, M.D. discussed the concept of "Glycemic Variability" which means that acute fluctuations in blood glucose levels can be as harmful for the circulation as prolonged severe hyperglycemia. Glycemic variability can be best measured through continuous glucose monitoring technology. Howard Wolpert, M.D discussed "Establishing a CGM Program" and pointed out how important it is to utilize the data provided by continuous glucose monitoring to determine therapy of diabetes. He provided examples of glycemic patterns that can be discerned through this monitoring technology. Darrell Wilson, M.D. spoke on the use of CGM to Improve Control and Prevent hypoglycemia: Case Studies" and gave examples of how continuous glucose monitoring can provide insight into patient behavior and assist in determining drug and diet therapy. He described the work of the multicenter research group DirectNET.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA468075
Entities
People
- David D. Klonoff