New glucose monitor helps type 2 diabetes patients on insulin
NCT ID NCT06268808
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether starting the FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor helps adults with type 2 diabetes who use basal insulin. Over three months, researchers measured changes in HbA1c and time spent in healthy blood sugar range. The study included 90 adults aged 18 to 75 with type 2 diabetes for at least one year.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥18 to ≤ 75 years. * Type 2 diabetes diagnosis ≥1 year prior to enrolment. * Type 2 diabetes treated with a basal insulin injection regimen with or without other antihyperglycaemic therapy at enrolment. * Current glucose lowering treatment regimen has been established for at least 3 months prior to enrolment. * Screening HbA1c ≥59 mmol/mol to ≤108 mmol/mol (≥7.5% and ≤12.0%, inclusive), within the last 60 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant is currently prescribed prandial or pre-mixed (biphasic) insulin at enrolment. * Currently participating in another study that could affect glucose measurements or glucose management. * Currently receiving dialysis treatment or receives dialysis during the study. * A female participant who is pregnant. * A breastfeeding female participant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASL Toscana Nord Ovest
Livorno, Italy
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ASL Toscana Nordovest
Carrara, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari
Bari, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero- Universitaria "Renato Dulbecco" di Catanzaro
Catanzaro, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Parma, Italy
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La Sapienza Università di Roma, AOU Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Italy
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Università degli Studi di Catania, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, U.O. Endocrinologia
Catania, Italy
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Università degli Studi di Catania, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, U.O.C. Medicina Interna
Catania, Italy
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