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Lead
The Cleveland Clinic
With
DexCom, Inc.
The Dexcom G7 will be placed either by an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist, or critical care physician, nurse or nurse manager upon arrival to CVICU, post cardiac surgery.
Standard of care:
Accuchek will be done per standard of care for post operative patients that are in ICU
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 18 years old and above
Planned cardiothoracic surgery
Planned admission to Cleveland Clinic Main Campus building J5 or J6 or Q5 cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) followed by transfer to the step down unit
With or without known diabetes (as 75% of patients entering the CVICU have hyperglycemia requiring intravenous insulin infusion)
If with known diagnosis of diabetes, diabetes can be type 1, type 2, or secondary (such as due to glucocorticoids or pancreatitis
You may not be if
Allergy to the material of the continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) or the adhesive to be used
Skin conditions precluding the use of the CGMS
Pregnancy
Other conditions that the investigators deem inappropriate for the study
