New glucose monitor aims to prevent dangerous low blood sugar in kids

NCT ID NCT04959552

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing the safety of the FreeStyle Libre 2, a device that continuously checks blood sugar levels, in 550 children and young adults aged 4 to 30 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The goal is to see if using this monitor reduces severe low blood sugar events that need medical help, compared to standard finger-prick testing. Participants wear the sensor and continue their usual diabetes care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus type 1 diabetes mellitus type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Children's Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • The DOCS

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States

  • Yale Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States