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Diabetes discussions: caring for kids with CGM
Parents of children who have diabetes want them to enjoy school and activities without worry. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology can give more freedom back to both the parents and children, ensuring a diabetes diagnosis doesn’t hold them back.
Nurse practitioner Kacie Doyle-Delgado and mother of two boys with type 1 diabetes Cara Van Brocklin discuss the added peace of mind a CGM can bring. Cara said the Dexcom CGM and Follow app* help her monitor her kids’ glucose levels throughout the night, at school and even at practice.
“I would be terrified to send them to school without it,” she said. “We have the arrow system where it tells us if they’re going high, if they’re steady, if they’re dropping low or having an urgent low. As a parent to two boys with type 1, my advice is to get them on a CGM. It will literally change your life and their life.”
Kacie, who was diagnosed with type 1 as a child, has a passion for treating children and adults with diabetes. “I think that parents can be so fearful at first when you’re entering this brand-new world,” Kacie said. “And you’ve never had to deal with this, and all the thoughts and decision-making that people with diabetes have to deal with every day. CGM helps you to make those decisions with so much more confidence, because you can see where you’re at right now, and then where you’re heading with those arrow trends†.”
Watch the video to learn more about the benefits of CGM or read the transcript below.
The views expressed in this conversation are the speakers’ own and are not intended to be medical advice. Please consult your provider regarding your individual health needs. Kacie and Cara are paid spokespersons of Dexcom, Inc
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Smart devices sold separetly
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*Separate Follow app and internet connection required. Users should always confirm readings on the Dexcom CGM System app or receiver before making treatment decisions. †Arrow must be displayed with glucose number to make treatment decisions. ¶Compatible smart device sold separately. To view a list of compatible devices, visit dexcom.com/compatibility. Kacie and Cara are paid spokespersons of Dexcom, Inc
BRIEF SAFETY STATEMENT: Failure to use the Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and its components according to the instructions for use provided with your device and available at https://www.dexcom.com/safety-information and to properly consider all indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and cautions in those instructions for use may result in you missing a severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) or hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) occurrence and/or making a treatment decision that may result in injury. If your glucose alerts and readings from the Dexcom CGM do not match symptoms, use a blood glucose meter to make diabetes treatment decisions. Seek medical advice and attention when appropriate, including for any medical emergency.