2026/03/12 by Daniela Bruttomesso, JR Petrie, M. ELEANOR EVANS +7 · 1 voice
Medicine · Health Professions · #Diabetes Management and Research #Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients #Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.2337/dci26-0018
openalex publication_date 2026/03/12 · openalex created_date 2026/03/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
From finger-stick blood glucose monitoring and mechanical insulin pens in the 1970s to modern automated insulin delivery systems, rapidly progressing advances in diabetes technology are transforming management options for people with diabetes, particularly those with type 1 diabetes but also, increasingly, people with type 2 diabetes. However, access to life-changing diabetes technologies is neither uniform nor universally covered, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. In this position statement, we emphasize to health care professionals the importance of supporting individuals with diabetes to access and use the right diabetes technology according to personal needs, capabilities, and preferences. In doing so, we highlight the equal importance of avoiding disparities in the provision of diabetes technology by challenging preconceived barriers, which can be overcome with education and determination. We also make a series of suggestions for action to advance the more widespread adoption of diabetes technology while minimizing the "digital divide."