Table 3.

Resources to Support Patient Education on CGM Suggested by US Primary Care Physicians, NPs and PAs (n = 55), 2020

CategoryContentFormat and Considerations
Patient education materials

  • The benefits of using CGM

  • Pamphlets or handouts that patients could view in the office and take home; this format could also benefit patients without internet access

  • Consider reading level and include languages other than English

  • The difference between CGM and traditional glucose meter

  • How to properly apply and use the sensor

  • How to interpret and act on CGM readings (e.g., how to adjust insulin dosing or medications)

Sample CGM device in office

  • A CGM device in their office for patient demonstrations

  • The hands-on experience could increase both patients’ comfort and confidence in using the device and clinicians’ comfort with prescribing

Additional personnel in practice

  • Staff for one-on-one patient support and education

  • Registered nurses

  • Additional staff and clinicians who are knowledgeable about CGM and can assist patients if the prescribing clinician were unavailable

  • Diabetes care and education specialists

  • Clinical pharmacists

Integration of CGM data into electronic health record (EHR)

  • Ongoing transfer of CGM data from patients’ device

  • Integration and compatibility with practice’s current EHR system

  • CGM data available to review in patient’s EHR record during visit

  • Abbreviations: NPs, nurse practitioners; PAs, physician assistants; CGM, continuous glucose monitoring.