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. 2022 Apr 5;65(11):1883–1894. doi: 10.1007/s00125-022-05685-7

Table 2.

Overview of studies involving monitoring of mental health, behaviour and glycaemic control

Study Monitoring method Sample Key outcomes Methodological characteristics
Mood and glycaemic control
 Cox et al, 2007 [36] SMBG 60 people with T1D Postprandial excursions were associated with negative mood state and cognitive impairment

Observational

Randomised

Open label

SMBG

 Hermanns et al, 2007 [6] CGM-blind 36 people with T1D

Higher glucose values were associated with less positive and more negative mood states

Glycaemic variability showed no association with mood state

Observational

Blinded CGM

Multilevel analysis

 Wagner et al, 2017 [37] CGM-blind 50 people with T2D

Glycaemic variability had no association with mood state

High and low glucose values were associated with negative affect

Observational

Blinded CGM-

Multilevel analysis

 Skalf et al, 2009 [38] SMBG 204 people with T2D Negative mood predicted high fasting glucose the next day

Observational

Open CGM

Multilevel CGM

 Shapira et al, 2021 [39] SMBG 32 children / adolescents with T1D Positive affect was associated with higher TIR, less time below range and less GV

Observational

SMBG

Multilevel analysis

 Polonsky and Fortman, 2020 [40] Open CGM 2019 people with T1D

Higher daily TIR was associated with better mood rating in the evening

No association found between mood and GV

Observational

Open CGM

Multilevel analysis

Behaviour and glycaemic control
 Wagner et al, 2017 [37]

Blind CGM

EMA

50 people with T2D Higher variability in self-care was associated with more hyper- and hypoglycaemic values

Observational

Blinded CGM

Multilevel analysis

 Moscovich 2019, [47] EMA 83 adults with T1D

Negative affect prior to meal was associated with more binge eating

Binge eating was associated with higher postprandial glucose values

Observational

Open CGM

Multilevel analysis

 Cecilia-Costa et al, 2021 [67] Questionnaire 169 children / adolescents with T1D

Negative affect and higher diabetes distress were associated with more binge-eating episodes

Disordered executive function was associated with more disordered eating behaviour

Observational

SMBG or CGM

 Yang et al, 2020 [49] mHealth devices 60 people with T2D

Three phenotypes: low, medium and high engagement

Low engagement was associated with higher HbA1c

Observational

SMBG

6 month follow-up

Sleep and glycaemic control
 Reutrakul et al, 2013 [68] Sleep questionnaires 194 people with T2D Lower sleep depth (<6 h) and unfavourable sleep chronotype were associated with higher HbA1c

Meta-analysis of observational studies

Great heterogeneity

 Knutson et al, 2011 [54] Wrist actigraphy 40 people with T2D Sleep fragmentation was associated with higher fasting glucose and higher HOMA index

Observational

SMBG

Multicentric

GV, glucose variability; T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes; TIR (time-in-range; glucose level 3.9–10 mmol/l)