Eer, Audrey Sing YiHo, Rebecca Chia YeeHearn, TraceyHachem , MariamFreund, MeganBurchill, LukeAtkinson-Briggs, SharonSingh, SatpalEades, SandraO'Brien, RichardBrown, Alex2024-06-192024-06-191472-6963https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733713299Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is highly prevalent within the Indigenous Australian community. Novel glucose monitoring technology offers an accurate approach to glycaemic management, providing real-time information on glucose levels and trends. The acceptability and feasibilility of this technology in Indigenous Australians with T2DM has not been investigated. Objective: This feasibility phenomenological study aims to understand the experiences of Indigenous Australians with T2DM using flash glucose monitoring (FGM). Methods: Indigenous Australians with T2DM receiving injectable therapy (n = 8) who used FGM (Abbott Freestyle Libre) for 6-months, as part of a clinical trial, participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of the interviews was performed using NVivo12 Plus qualitative data analysis software (QSR International). Results: Six major themes emerged: 1) FGM was highly acceptable to the individual; 2) FGM's convenience was its biggest benefit; 3) data from FGM was a tool to modify lifestyle choices; 4) FGM needed to be complemented with health professional support; 5) FGM can be a tool to engage communities in diabetes management; and 6) cost of the device is a barrier to future use. Conclusions: Indigenous Australians with T2DM had positive experiences with FGM. This study highlights future steps to ensure likelihood of FGM is acceptable and effective within the wider Indigenous Australian community.This pilot study was funded from grants for the Indigenous Research Initiative (University of Melbourne Hallmark Research Initiative) Seed Funding Scheme (2017) and a Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH) Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Rapid Applied Reseearch Trasnlational grant (2019). Audrey Eer is supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, the Sheppard M Lowe Scholarship, the Melbourne Medi‑ cal Postgraduate Committee Gordan-Taylor Scholarship, the Janice and Colin Smith Scholarship in Diabetes Research and the Viola Edith Reid Scholarshipapplication/pdfen-AU© The Author(s) 2023.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/Indigenous AustralianAboriginal peopleType 2 diabetes mellitusFlash glucose monitoringQualitative researchPhenomenological study202310.1186/s12913-023-10121-62024-05-19Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License