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AL and EM designed the study, AC, AMB, MB and CM collected the data, MS and AL analyzed and interpreted the data, AL wrote the manuscript, ND and EB critically reviewed the manuscript.
The Authors acknowledge the support of the nursing team at the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic at San Raffaele Scientific Institute in the training of patients with type 1 diabetes to use FGM as part of their diabetes management.
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Laurenzi, A., Caretto, A., Barrasso, M. et al. Frequency of flash glucose monitoring readings, hemoglobin A1c and time in range: a real life study in adults with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 57, 1395–1397 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-020-01577-7
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