Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A Review of Guidelines

Key Message

• Six evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring in people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes were included in this report. Three included guidelines were of high quality, while 3 guidelines were of moderate quality due to unclear reporting of methodological details.
• Four evidence-based guidelines strongly recommended the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring in adults for the management of type 1 diabetes, based on intermediate- to high-quality evidence.
• Four guidelines recommended real-time continuous glucose monitoring for adults living with type 2 diabetes, based on low- to high-quality evidence.
• Three guidelines strongly recommended the use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring in children and young people living with type 1 diabetes, based on intermediate to high-quality evidence.
• One guideline recommended real-time continuous glucose monitoring for children and young people with type 2 diabetes, based on expert consensus rather than evidence of clinical effectiveness.