A 35-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes has HbA1c 58 mmol/mol and wants to reduce injection burden. She has good carbohydrate-counting skills and no

Question

A 35-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes has HbA1c 58 mmol/mol and wants to reduce injection burden. She has good carbohydrate-counting skills and no recent DKA. She asks about closed-loop therapy. What is the most appropriate consideration?

Accepted Answer

Assess eligibility for hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery

Answer

Use sulfonylurea instead of insulin

Answer

Avoid technology because HbA1c is below 75 mmol/mol

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Switch to once-daily basal insulin without boluses

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Stop glucose monitoring after pump start

Hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery — SCE Endocrinology MCQ

A 35-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes has HbA1c 58 mmol/mol and wants to reduce injection burden. She has good carbohydrate-counting skills and no recent DKA. She asks about closed-loop therapy. What is the most appropriate consideration?