Abstract
Recent advancements in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) represent a novel and untapped resource to optimize behavior change interventions for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. In this chapter, we provide a brief history about CGM and evidence supporting its use, including nontraditional indications (people with type 2 diabetes and nondiabetic populations). We then discuss current applications for CGM as a tool for dietary modification, physical activity behavior change, and weight control as well as insights on the theoretical basis for using CGM as biological feedback to motivate lifestyle behavior change. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the future opportunities for CGM as a wearable lifestyle behavior change tool for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
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Schembre, S.M., Liao, Y., Jospe, M.R. (2020). Continuous Glucose Monitors as Wearable Lifestyle Behavior Change Tools in Obesity and Diabetes. In: Faintuch, J., Faintuch, S. (eds) Obesity and Diabetes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53370-0_43
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