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There is no robust evidence to support the superiority of CGM over capillary blood glucose monitoring for glycemic control in patients on basal-bolus insulin therapy. Moreover, some data indicate that CGM may negatively impact quality of life in certain patients.<\/div>\n<div>Based on the current evidence, CGM in patients with type 2 diabetes receiving multiple daily insulin injections should be considered only in the following situations:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>recurrent or severe hypoglycemia;<\/li>\n<li>impaired awareness of hypoglycemia;<\/li>\n<li>a condition or disability (including learning disorders or cognitive impairment) that prevents self-monitoring of blood glucose using capillary testing;<\/li>\n<li>requirement for at least eight self-monitoring\u2019s per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2417,"template":"","meta":{"_edit_lock":["1769704666:2"],"_edit_last":["2"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["0"],"_wpml_media_featured":["0"],"_thumbnail_id":["2417"],"_wpml_word_count":["180"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_eta":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_disciplina":["121"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_tipologia":[""],"wpcf-pacchetto":["SIFACT #1"],"wpcf-bibliografia":["1. 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