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Table 1 Overview of FLASH: aims, content, and didactics

From: Makes FLASH the difference between the intervention group and the treatment-as-usual group in an evaluation study of a structured education and treatment programme for flash glucose monitoring devices in people with diabetes on intensive insulin therapy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Session

Aim

Key content

Special didactical feature

1 First week

Information about, and motivation for, using of flash glucose monitoring

Principles of flash glucose monitoring

Clarification of features of the device

Understanding trend arrows

Personal motivation

2 Second week

Recognition of glucose pattern

Analysing glucose values and trends

Introduction to the 6 modules on AGP:

steps 1–2: understanding the AGP.

Intensive discussion about glucose value documentation and computer-based data analysis software

3 Fourth week

Therapy adjustment based on pattern recognition and AGP

Using data to recognise glucose patterns and to adjust the therapy

The 6 modules (continued):

modules 3–6: interpreting the AGP, and therapy adjustment.

Intensive discussion and amplification by personal examples

4 Sixth week

Check of the adjustment of the therapy

Dealing with barriers

Reinforcement of lessons learned

Preparing methods for long-term management

  1. AGP ambulatory glucose profile