A Practical Approach to Using Trend Arrows on the Dexcom G5 CGM System to Manage Children and Adolescents With Diabetes

continuous glucose monitoring, fine-tuning, insulin dose adjustment, insulin dosing, pediatric, type 1 diabetes Safe and effective use of intensive insulin therapy is challenging for pediatric patients with diabetes and their caregivers Parents/caregivers must consider numerous factors such as variable dietary intake, exercise, school activities, intercurrent illnesses, and changes in metabolism with growth and puberty when selecting and adjusting insulin doses for the management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) Despite advanced therapeutic options for the management of T1D in childhood, the majority of youth fail to achieve glycemic targets of hemoglobin A1c values ,7.5% Fear of hypoglycemia by caregivers may lead to avoidance of "lows" in exchange for higher glucose values