JT, a 17-year-old recently hospitalized with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, is using Multiple Daily Injections (MDI) therapy. JT uses fingerstick blood glucose monitoring but wants to move to a CGM. JT’s mother wants to know how long fingerstick monitoring must be used before a CGM can be started. According to the ADA 2025 Standards of Care, when can a CGM be initiated after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis?
- CGM is to be initiated when an individual with type 1 diabetes does not meet glycemic targets.
- CGM is to be initiated only when an individual with type 1 diabetes is started on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy.
- CGM can be initiated when an individual with type 1 diabetes is ready and able, and the individual or caregiver has been educated on its use, even at diagnosis.
- CGM is to be initiated when an individual with type 1 diabetes is over the age of 18.
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