Development of a new experiential learning approach for diabetes patients that combines continuous glucose monitoring with learning support

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K17659
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Onoue Takeshi 名古屋大学, 医学部附属病院, 病院講師 (60809812)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 糖尿病 / 持続血糖測定 / 患者教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated effective methods of providing intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) and appropriate learning support for patients with type 2 diabetes. In patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, glycemic control was improved soon after isCGM initiation, accompanied by improved satisfaction with continuation of the current treatment. Interviews with isCGM users suggested the need to include education about the Glycemic Index, the impact of hormones on glucose levels, and approaches for managing anomalies and the limitations of measurement accuracy in the initial learning support prior to starting isCGM.

Free Research Field

糖尿病

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

持続血糖測定の糖尿病患者への教育手段としての有用性はこれまでにも示唆されてきたが、十分な医学的検証はなされていなかった。本研究の結果、持続血糖測定を糖尿病患者に学習目的で使用する際の効果な使用方法（期間、説明のポイントなど）が明らかになった。これは従来の知識伝達型の患者教育とは異なり、患者自身が学ぶ新しい学習方法であり、内服治療によらない食事療法や運動療法の強化という糖尿病の理想的な治療になる可能性がある。