Making Sense of Your Blood Sugar Data: With the launch of Abbotts Libre CGM and their use of what they call Ambulatory Glucose Profile, Im reminded of a study I conducted in 2002 that used an obvious precursor to this which was developed by Diabetech (facebook/mHealth). A view of each of the companys graphs are shown. What I liked about working with the Diabetech Modal Day plot was the ease in identifying the most consistent trend at any given time of day. When working with a blood glucose meters data, thats the key to better control. Just find one time of day and focus in on that trend. This approach to data analysis is powerful so Im glad to see that its finally catching on. According to the page at Abbott Diabetes Care (abbottnextfrontier/agp) this tool is available to users of the new Libre, Navigator and Co-Pilot software. How to use this view: Basically you are looking to find points whereby the several different lines converge. The more confidence there is in the similarity of the blood sugar numbers (range), the closer the lines will come together. If they come together because of only a single blood sugar test, well that is not a trend. If they come together within your target range then that may be a trend but not something to necessarily focus on. Find the point of convergence earliest in the day (Fix The Fasting First), be sure to give priority to consistent lows and consistent highs. Also be mindful that highs which are treated often result in lows that must also be treated. This view of data seems to make these trends easy to spot and therefore easier to address than pure guessing or by trying to use other chart types. Have you ever used this data format?
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:28:06 +0000
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