title: 21st-Century Diabetes: Technology Leads the Way.
abstract: Advances in technology continue to improve quality of life for people with diabetes and enhance their ability to perform diabetes self-management activities. Both insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are increasingly more popular among students with diabetes. This article will provide school nurses an overview of how insulin pumps and CGMs operate and the implications of their use in the school setting.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Specialist, Hager Sharp, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents
keywords: NDEP school guide; diabetes management; insulin therapies; meters