Continuous Glucose Monitoring information and expertise at Winona Health

Diabetes care and education specialist Theresa Hoyles has earned certification in Continuous Glucose Monitoring from the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Continuous Glucose Monitoring is a tool to improve the health of people with diabetes through more effective, individualized management. Hoyles provides Continuous Glucose Monitoring expertise for individuals interested in understanding their personal options, and training them on how to begin using Continuous Glucose Monitoring and ongoing management to help them get the most benefit from wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor. People who have type 1 diabetes and those who have type 2 diabetes requiring multiple insulin injections per day are potential candidates for using a Continuous Glucose Monitor. Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring include:

• Helping people meet their A1C goal, which leads to improved health and better quality of life.
• Decreasing the need for finger sticks.
• Reducing the frequency of low glucose. Some Continuous Glucose Monitors have alerts for high and low glucose levels.
• The ability to remotely share glucose data with a family care giver and your healthcare team.
• The ability to see how often your glucose level is in target range.
• Providing a detailed picture of how daily food choices, activity levels and diabetes medications are affecting glucose levels, which helps, and may inspire, you make decisions about managing your diabetes.

Those who are interested in learning whether Continuous Glucose Monitoring is an option for them should ask their primary care provider if it would be medically beneficial for them. For more information including the answers to frequently asked questions about Continuous Glucose Monitoring, visit winonahealth.org/diabetes. To talk with a diabetes educator, call Theresa Hoyles at 507-457-7693.