Continuous glucose monitoring and long-term diabetes outcomes in Veterans
Use of continuous glucose monitoring and long-term diabetes outcomes within the Veteran Affairs Health Care System
This project looks at whether giving Veterans with type 1 or type 2 diabetes continuous glucose monitors is linked to better long-term outcomes like kidney and heart health and survival.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Phoenix VA Health Care System NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Phoenix, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11213981 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are a Veteran with diabetes, the team will use VA medical records to see how starting continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) changes short-term blood sugar control and longer-term problems. They will pull clinical and demographic data for people with later-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes and compare those who begin CGM to similar patients who do not. The researchers will follow outcomes such as kidney disease, heart disease, hospital events, and death across many years of VA care. They will also look at the time, costs, and staff effort needed to put CGM into routine care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are Veterans with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who receive care within the VA health system and either use or are eligible to start continuous glucose monitoring.
Not a fit: People without diabetes, those not receiving VA care, or Veterans whose diabetes is well-controlled without CGM may not gain direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could show which Veterans get real health gains from CGM and help guide who should be offered it in routine VA care.
How similar studies have performed: Short-term trials in early-onset type 1 diabetes have shown CGM lowers glucose and reduces hypoglycemia, but CGM benefits in later-onset type 1 and the much more common type 2 diabetes, and effects on long-term complications, are less well studied.
Where this research is happening
Phoenix, United States
- Phoenix VA Health Care System — Phoenix, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Reaven, Peter D — Phoenix VA Health Care System
- Study coordinator: Reaven, Peter D
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.