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What factors would affect your participation in diabetes-related research?
- Time commitment
- Length of study
- Frequency of appointments
- Travel
- Possible impacts on diabetes management
- Unknowns and fears about the research process
- Other — I’ll share more in the comments
- N/A
Have you ever participated in diabetes-related research?
- Yes — I’ll share more in the comments
- No
- I’m not sure
- N/A
How important is diabetes research to you?
- Extremely important
- Very important
- Moderately important
- Slightly important
- Not at all important
What do you think is most important to your diabetes health? (Choose all that apply)
- Physical activity
- Healthy food choices
- Sleep
- Stress management
- Glucose time in range
- Regular appointments with my care team
- Preventative testing
- Other — sharing in the comments!
- N/A
When diabetes disrupts your sleep, does it affect your glucose levels the following day?
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Most of the time
- Always
- I’m not sure
- N/A
How often does diabetes disrupt your sleep?
- Always
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- It varies — I’ll share more in the comments
- I’m not sure
- N/A
Since starting on a CGM, has your healthcare provider’s frequency of ordering A1C testing changed?
- No change
- Less frequent than before
- Rarely orders it now
- I’m not sure
- N/A (no CGM)
Do you use your CGM data to help make adjustments in your diabetes management plan?
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Only with the help of my care team
- N/A (no CGM or not tracking data)
Over the past week, what percent of the time have you been within your glucose target range?
- Less than 50%
- 50-60%
- 61-70%
- 71-80%
- More than 80%
- Not sure, I need help accessing this information
- N/A (No CGM or not tracking)
When I have a temporary signal loss with my CGM, it’s usually when I’m:
- Sleeping
- Exercising
- Sweating
- Showering
- Lying on it
- Out of range
- Wearing my insulin pump on the other side of my body
- In warm layers of clothing
- Other, I’ll explain more in the comments
- N/A (No CGM)
What is the best spot for CGM accuracy
- Arm
- Abdomen
- Leg
- Buttocks
- Other — I’ll share more in the comments
- N/A (no CGM)
If you use a CGM, is it accurate on day 1?
- Always
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- It varies — I’ll share more in the comments
- I’m not sure
- N/A
How often do you adjust a planned physical activity because of how your glucose is trending?
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
- I don’t usually exercise or do structured activity
