Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Barry Heneghan - PQ 25971-26
Deputy Heneghan asked about the provision of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health her views that the provision of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy provides better glycaemic control than invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) for both mother and baby over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with type 2 diabetes during their pregnancy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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