# Satisfaction evaluation of flash glucose monitoring system in early glucose management of patients after kidney transplantation

## TL;DR

This study compares flash glucose monitoring to traditional methods in kidney transplant patients, finding it less painful and more effective.

## Contribution

The study demonstrates that flash glucose monitoring improves patient satisfaction and reduces pain in post-transplant glucose management.

## Key findings

- FGM system significantly reduced pain compared to traditional finger blood collection.
- Patients using FGM had fewer abnormal glucose events and adverse events.
- FGM improved patient satisfaction with glucose monitoring equipment.

## Abstract

To study the effectiveness of the flash glucose monitoring (FGM) system in the monitoring of blood glucose in patients after renal transplantation.

One hundred and fifteen patients who underwent renal transplantation at the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from January to December 2021 were selected for the study, with patients from January to June as the control group (n = 62) and patients from July to December as the observation group (n = 53). The control group used traditional finger blood collection to monitor blood glucose, while the observation group used FGM system to monitor the patients' blood glucose. The Digital Pain Rating Scale (NRS) and the Glucose Monitoring System Satisfaction Questionnaire (GMSS) were used to compare the pain associated with glucose needling and patient satisfaction with the glucose monitoring equipment, and compared the incidence of abnormal blood glucose events and adverse events between the two groups.

The differences in pain comparison, satisfaction with the blood glucose monitoring equipment, the number of abnormal blood glucose events and adverse events between the two groups were statistically significant (p < 0.05).

The application of FGM system enables continuous glucose monitoring and management of patients in the early post-transplant period, reduces the painful pinprick of glucose monitoring, detects glucose abnormalities early, reduces adverse events and improves patient satisfaction.