End-of-Life Care Requires Caution with Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring.
Ray WangRebecca FoskeyRahul BarmanrayBrian LeSpiros FourlanosPublished in: Journal of palliative medicine (2021)
Use of medical device technologies for diabetes mellitus, including continuous glucose monitoring devices, is becoming more frequently encountered in end-of-life care. Good communication is paramount to determine patient and carer preferences for if, when, and how blood glucose monitoring should occur in the end-of-life setting. We present two differing cases of how continuous glucose monitoring in an Australian setting impacted end-of-life care for the patients and their carers.