Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care: The Role of Retrospective, Professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Diabetes is a major worldwide epidemic with more than 415 million individuals living with the disease. This number is expected to grow to a staggering 642 million by 2040. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population. Diabetes management in the United States presents several challenges: 20% of individuals with diabetes remain undiagnosed, 1.4 million new cases are diagnosed annually, and one-third of adults with diabetes are not at the general recommended A1C goal of less than 7%. In addition to the clinical burden of diabetes, the cost of diagnosed diabetes was $245 billion in 2013, representing a 41% increase over the previous 5 years.