Remote Glucose Monitoring Using the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

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The purpose of this research study is to investigate the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device DEXCOM G6 in non-critically patients treated for diabetic emergency such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Patients who have DKA require hourly monitoring of glucose (sugar) level which traditionally requires admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for hourly fingerstick monitoring. With the use of CGM device, in this research study hourly fingerstick monitoring is replaced by continuous glucose monitor (CGM) which provides glucose levels continuously in real time for nurses and provider. The investigators are testing to see if in the future patients can be treated in the stepdown unit (an intermediate care level between the intensive care unit and the general medical unit) if they do not require higher level of care besides hourly glucose monitoring. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device DEXCOM G6 currently FDA Approved for patients with diabetes and is widely used for glucose monitoring in patients with diabetes in the outpatient setting. The investigators want to study the use of the DEXCOM G6 CGM in the inpatient setting to monitoring glucose levels remotely in the treatment of diabetic emergencies such as diabetic ketoacidosis and compare their care to those receiving hourly fingerstick glucose monitoring in the ICU.

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