Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Sharing to Encourage Collaboration Among Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Care Partners: Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Only 10 dyads were studied, and all participants were White, so the findings may not apply to other groups. The sample was mostly spouses, with only one parent-child dyad, so it says little about other care-partner relationships. One dyad did not complete the postintervention interview, so follow-up experiences were not available for all dyads. Persons with diabetes had relatively high cognitive screening scores, with only two below 26, so people with more severe cognitive impairment were not represented. The study did not measure glucose control, hypoglycemia, falls, relationship quality, or safety outcomes, so it cannot show that the intervention improved those outcomes. Because it is qualitative and small, reported changes are participants' descriptions, not tested effects. Persons with diabetes and care partners with poor relationships may have been less likely to volunteer.

No conflicts of interest were declared. Participants received US $30 gift cards at the beginning, day 10, and the end, totaling US $90 for each person with diabetes and each care partner.

Do not read this as evidence that continuous glucose monitoring data sharing or the Share plus program improves glucose control, reduces hypoglycemia, or strengthens relationships. It is a small qualitative study of 10 dyads' reported experiences, with no outcome comparison.