RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwired - Jun 24, 2013) - This weekend, ALR Technologies (
Here is a summary of the results as presented at the ADA: "Baseline parameters were not significantly different. After a 6-month follow up, both IBGMS and RT-CGM demonstrated significant within-group improvements in A1c. IBGMS and RT-CGM did not show significantly different A1c levels between groups at baseline and 6 months (p > 0.05). Daily insulin dosages for both within and between group data after 6 months were not found to be significantly different from baseline. The use of both IBGMS and RT-CGM significantly improved A1c levels in patients with T2DM treated with insulin in a randomized trial over a six-month period.
It is worthy to note that at 6 months there was no difference in the two groups in spite of the fact that RT-CGM provides immediate feedback to the user in five-minute intervals, 24 hours a day. In addition, frequency of self-monitoring for patients on RT-CGM was higher than in IBGMS as indicated by the strip count. RT-CGM used approximately 95 more strips per patient than IBGMS over the course of the six months, adding to the overall cost of treatment. This observation was surprising and likely due to patients double checking or calibrating their sensors. RT-CGM, though effective, proved to be invasive and costly. Severe hypoglycemia in both groups was negligible with no serious events."
ALRT CEO Sidney Chan placed the results in context: "We are very gratified that patients now have a less costly remote monitoring option that has demonstrated comparable results to the more expensive RT-CGM technology. We hope that IBGMS platforms will achieve greater interest from patients, physicians, employers and health plans because of this clinical trial. However, I want to emphasize that RT-CGM technology represents an important breakthrough technology for some patients who require intensive monitoring. Only a patient and their physician can decide which technology is appropriate."
The results of this latest clinical trial will be published in a peer-reviewed article in the July 2013 edition of Canadian Diabetes Journal . In a previous clinical trial, insulin-dependent patients using ALRT's IBGMS as part of an intensive blood glucose monitoring program saw their A1c levels drop from an average of 8.8% to 7.6% over a six-month period. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "In general, every percentage drop in A1c blood test results (e.g. from 8% to 7%) can reduce the risk of micro-vascular complications (eye, kidney and nerve diseases) by 40%".
The results of this previous trial were published in Diabetes Care and can be found here: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/33/8...6b5caf67fe
About ALR Technologies
ALR Technologies is a medical device company providing remote monitoring and care facilitation for patients with chronic diseases. ALRT has developed the FDA-cleared Health-e-Connect system which uploads the data from blood glucose meters onto a secure website where clinicians and others can better monitor and coordinate the care of these patients. The platform will be expanded to cover patients with other chronic diseases. More information on ALR Technologies and its products can be found at http://www.alrt.com .
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Contact: Bill Smith bill.smith@alrt.com 203-762-1073
