Glucose levels in a person with diabetes are affected by so many different factors including medications, food, activity, sleep or stress. It is nearly impossible to check how glucose levels may rise or fall all day and night long with a fingerstick – so the traditional way of monitoring glucose levels relied on having people check at specific times during the day and during times when low glucose levels were suspected. This allowed for some information to help guide decisions on how to best manage diabetes, however we were left with an incomplete picture.

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