Table 2.
CGMa site discussions based on success and failure rates.
| CGM site location | Success, n (%) |
Inaccurate, n (%) |
Ripped or fell off, n (%) |
Too painful, n (%) |
Bleeding, n (%) |
Unknown reason, n (%) |
Unable to determine, n (%) |
| Abdomen (N=178) | 137 (77.4) | 11 (6.2) | 3 (1.7) | 6 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 20 (11.2) |
| Posterior arm (N=273) | 218 (79.9) | 6 (2.2) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) | 44 (16.1) |
| Thigh (N=198) | 137 (69.2) | 6 (3.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.5) | 3 (1.5) | 45 (22.7) |
| Back (N=42) | 24 (57) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (38) |
| Calf (N=48) | 20 (42) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 24 (50) |
| Anterior arm (N=30) | 19 (63) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 10 (33) |
| Forearm (N=38) | 22 (58) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (39) |
| Buttocks (N=10) | 6 (60) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (20) |
aCGM: continuous glucose monitoring.