HOUSTON, Aug. 19 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:

NIH-funded study will test how continuous glucose monitoring can help reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes

By Bryan Luhn

The University of Houston has received a $3.8 million award from the National Institutes of Health to launch a five-year study evaluating whether continuous glucose monitors can be an effective and accessible tool for preventing or delaying progression to Type 2 diabetes among underserved populations.

With an estimated 115 million U.S. adults living with prediabetes, researchers and clinicians from UH Health, the University's academic health enterprise, will work with community partners to test how CGMs can be used as an effective and accessib...