Strict glycaemic control in very low birthweight infants using a continuous glucose monitoring system: a randomised controlled trial.

Alessandro PerriEloisa TiberiLucia GiordanoAnnamaria SbordoneMaria Letizia PattiRossella IannottaTeresa PianiniFrancesco CotaLuca MaggioGiovanni Vento

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2021)

We provide evidence that CGM, combined with a protocol for adjusting glucose infusion, can effectively reduce the episodes of dysglycaemia and increase the percentage of time spent in euglycaemia in very low birthweight infants receiving PN in the first week of life.

Keyphrases

gestational age
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
low dose
metabolic syndrome
blood pressure
adipose tissue
insulin resistance