Continuous glucose monitoring: how it's advancing diabetes carePublished: January 2022 Gone are the days where a type 1 diabetes diagnosis meant a lifetime of finger pricking and injections. Today, almost half of the 4 million Americans living with type 1 diabetes use devices called continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs, to monitor their glucose levels and regulate their insulin levels in real time. While uptake of CGM so far has been concentrated in the care of people with type 1 diabetes, CGMs are increasingly