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Simple Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Freely Moving Mice
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2023
Here, we describe a simple method to implant a commercial continuous glucose monitor designed for patients onto mice and provide the scripts to analyze the results.
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Evaluating the Effect of Continuous Drug Infusion into the Mouse Brain on Peripheral Glucose Levels
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2025
This video demonstrates the effect of continuous drug infusion into the mouse brain on blood glucose levels. Glucose metabolism is assessed by collecting blood from a fasted mouse's tail and measuring glucose levels before and after oral glucose administration. Insulin tolerance is evaluated by injecting insulin in the mouse, with glucose levels recorded at specific intervals.
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Long-Term Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in a Rodent Pup
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2025
The video demonstrates long-term continuous electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring in rodent pups using a wireless transmitter system. The transmitter contains two recording electrodes and one reference electrode extending to the brain's surface. Upon placing the pup in a recording chamber, EEG can be continuously monitored throughout the pup's development into adulthood.
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Continuous Instream Monitoring of Nutrients and Sediment in Agricultural Watersheds
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2017
With the advancement of technology and the rise in end-user expectations, the need and use of higher temporal resolution data for pollutant load estimation has increased. This protocol describes a method for continuous in situ water quality monitoring to obtain higher temporal resolution data for informed water resource management decisions.
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Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT): Measuring Glucose Metabolism in Mice
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2023
This video introduces how to perform an oral glucose tolerance test on a laboratory mouse.
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CGM’s value comes from its time-based record rather than isolated readings. Because the sensor samples glucose in interstitial fluid continuously or at frequent intervals, the resulting record can show changing patterns in glucose regulation. This makes it possible to examine how readings shift around meals, physical activity, sleep, or medication, supporting more detailed behavioral analysis.
Trend information and alerts can turn glucose data into feedback about everyday behavior. A person or study team can examine whether a meal, activity pattern, sleep period, or medication routine coincides with a subsequent change in readings. That connection can help focus behavior change on observed responses instead of relying only on memory or occasional measurements.
Compared with occasional finger-stick measurements, CGM provides a more continuous record for evaluating glucose regulation. Finger-stick readings can offer individual observations, whereas CGM data show how readings vary across time and in relation to daily events. In behavior research, that broader temporal context helps investigators assess patterns rather than interpreting a single measurement in isolation.
Using CGM for behavioral observation requires coordinating the under-skin sensor with a receiver or mobile device that receives the readings. The data can then be viewed in relation to meals, activity, sleep, and medication. This pairing creates a practical workflow for identifying associations between routine choices and glucose responses during everyday life.
Researchers can apply CGM to evaluate behavioral interventions because its time-based data capture physiological responses across daily routines. Rather than asking only whether an intervention was followed, investigators can examine glucose patterns in connection with eating, exercise, sleep, or treatment routines. This supports assessment of whether an individualized strategy corresponds with different glucose responses over time.
In care settings, CGM can support feedback-based changes in eating, exercise, and treatment routines. Its alerts and trend information give users a way to notice responses that may not be apparent from occasional checks. The relevant outcome is not merely a collection of readings, but a clearer connection between daily choices and glucose regulation that can inform individualized management.