title: Real-time continuous glucose monitoring systems in the classroom/school environment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) spend 4-7 h/day in school with very little supervision of their diabetes management. Therefore, families have become more dependent on technology, such as use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM), to provide increased supervision of their diabetes management. We sought to assess the impact of RT-CGM use in the classroom/school environment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children with T1D using RT-CGM, their parents, and teachers completed a questionnaire about RT-CGM in the classroom/school environment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The RT-CGM was tolerated well in the classroom/school environment. Seventy percent of parents, 75% of students, and 51% of teachers found RT-CGM useful in the classroom/school environment. The students found the device to be more disruptive than did their parents and teachers. However, all three groups agreed that RT-CGM increased their comfort with diabetes management at school.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggests that RT-CGM is useful and not disruptive in the classroom/school environment. The development of education materials for teachers could further increase its acceptance in the classroom/school environment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5208, USA.
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benassi
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drobny
authors.forename: Tandy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003199:Computer Systems; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010290:Parents; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin