Continuous glucose monitoring system CGMS

The first of these methods was the first explored by researchers [64, 90-94], and after 30 years of effort, there is finally a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS), which is currently marketed by MiniMed (Silmar, CA, USA). Up to now, it has only been used by healthcare professionals [95]. The system employs an approach similar to a Holter monitor, 72-h implantation, automatic glucose measurement every 5 min, and a 2-week data-storage capability. The sensor is a tiny electrode inside a small needle that is introduced under the skin. Once inserted, only the sensor remains under the skin and a thin cable connects the sensor to a pager-sized glucose monitor. 

The CGMS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring System), a device... 

Home glucose test strips were able to reach the market two decades before the first continuous glucose monitors. This points to the tremendous challenges faced in the development of CGM. Following the long and colorful development of the technology will make it easier to understand the present systems. 

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