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Clinical skills · Focus area 9

Safe use in care settings

Use diabetes technology safely when care happens outside the person’s home routine: in hospitals, during procedures and at schools and camps. This skill covers how continuous glucose monitors (CGM), insulin pumps and automated insulin delivery (AID) systems are used in each setting, along with the policies and clinical decisions that affect that use.

This page brings together tools and education for checking what applies in your setting, recognizing safety concerns and keeping care safe when responsibilities change. Most current resources focus on hospital care and procedures.

Curated bydanatech Clinical Staff
UpdatedNovember 2026

What this skill covers

Safe and appropriate use across clinical and community environments.

Setting-specific safety

  • Using technology safely in inpatient settings
  • Supporting use in schools and camps
  • Recognizing setting-specific policies and constraints

Transitions of care

  • Managing transitions between care settings
  • Coordinating care across teams and settings

Acute response

  • Responding to acute glucose events in care settings
  • Understanding safety considerations by environment

Before technology continues in a care setting

Check the clinical requirements, applicable policies and device instructions.

  • Confirm how the technology may be used, and who is responsible for monitoring and treatment decisions
  • Follow facility policy on whether CGM values can guide treatment or need point-of-care confirmation
  • Imaging and procedures: check device-specific instructions on removal
  • At school or camp: follow the student’s written diabetes care plan, such as the Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP), any applicable authorizations and the responsibilities of your role

Start here

The three resources we recommend first for this skill. CE/CME credit and end dates are shown where offered; available credit varies by profession.

  • Clinical ReferenceApply

    Device + Insulin Compatibility Matrix

    Which insulins are labeled for use in which delivery devices.

    Open compatibility matrix
  • Certificate ProgramLearnCE/CME

    Inpatient Certificate Program: Transforming Care and Enhancing Lives

    A certificate program on diabetes care in the hospital, including technology use.

    Paid program.

    View certificate program
  • Clinical ReferenceApply

    CGM Interfering Substances & Procedures

    Medications, substances and procedures that can affect sensor readings and what to do about them.

    Open interference guide

Find tools and resources

Choose a resource based on your clinical question or the setting where you’re providing care. Each is labeled by type and by how you’ll use it: Learn, Practice or Apply.

More learning and CE

Courses, webinars and certificate programs for this skill, with current CE/CME status. Available credit varies by profession.

Looking for a different starting point? The danatech Compass suggests one from your role, setting and what you’re working on. Try the danatech Compass
Sources and scope
  1. ADA Professional Practice Committee. 16. Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026. Diabetes Care 2026;49(Suppl 1).
  2. ADA Professional Practice Committee. 7. Diabetes Technology: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026. Diabetes Care 2026;49(Suppl 1).
  3. Manufacturer instructions for use for each device.
  4. danatech Diabetes Technology Key Focus Areas framework, revised 2026.

For educational use. Not clinical advice; does not replace clinical judgment, scope of practice, institutional policy or manufacturer instructions.

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This site and its services do not constitute the practice of medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always talk to your diabetes care and education specialist or health care provider for diagnosis and treatment, including your specific medical needs. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem or condition, please contact a qualified health care professional immediately. To find a diabetes care and education specialist near you, visit the ADCES finder tool.

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