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If you use time in range reports, what percentage of time did you spend in range during the past 7 days?
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I put 70-79% although in recent weeks it has mostly been in the 80’s. Been having some issues lately with my Insulin Lispro taking longer than I expect to kick in, thus letting higher numbers linger.
this question greatly depends on range settings.
Mine says 70-80%, and that my A1C should be 6.6. It is consistently 7. 🙁
If I go by my pump it is over 90%, but I don’t ever want my sugar levels up to 180.
82%. My goal is 90 but I go low and then boomerang up if I’m working with ear protection on as I don’t hear the low alarm.
I use time in range but it is time in my chosen range not that dictated by convention that allows an A1C of 7.9% to be “in range”. I could spend 100% of my time at 170 and be considered in range. There is a big disconnect between in range numbers and recommended A1C. Perhaps TIR will replace A1C once more people are able to get CGM access. For me 180 mg/dL feels awful.
I agree with all the others that the “range” for TIR is set by me, and so we all have different numbers for TIR. Mine are 70-150, and I usually spend around 85% of my time there. While I find this conversation interesting, it would have been great to know what TIR everyone has responded to in the survey.
90% and up due to Tandem Control IQ and Dexcom. Before I started last June, I’d be lucky to get to 50%.
89.8% and the 10.2% was above 170 but 0.0% Low so I’m quite happy after 57 years of Hypos. My SD is 29 and COV 20.0%.
With “in range” being 80 to 120, the past 7 day average was 61%. I mention this because I have no idea what in range means to anyone else.
My Abott Freestyle reader is easy to see Time in Target which read 80%. 18% were below target and 2% above target, so that gives me a decent A1C. Sometimes this Abbott cgm runs lower than the blood test especially in the few days before the change. Often it says the meter has timed out, or when all the numbers are low I know it is time for a new sensor. But it makes me look good when I see the endo NP and upload this reader. I don’t upload because I don’t have a smart phone and can see everything I need on the reader. I am a senior so I am pleased with the simplicity of this system which I could learn. I don’t wear a pump either, still doing MDI which keeps me on schedule.
This question is easily skewed by what people have set as their “range”. While most recommend 70-180, I shoot currently shoot for 75-160, with the intent of lowering it to 140 over time. Recommend when asking this type question, that you specify what “range” is intended. The answers you’re getting are probably all over the place.
I said other. When I upload my data if I use my range 65-130 my TIR is about 85%. When I use the “accept range”, of 70-180 my tir is 95-99%, That’s the version I send to the Endo.
I use the Clarity app and it emails me each week. So the graph it shows helps quite a lot.
My Dr. uses it, but I never remember what it says. I said I never use it because the doc does.
Just went over this with my Endo. My answer really is for last 4 months. I answered 90% but he told me my lows are 10% and it has to be down to 4%. So he lowered my basal rate and told me my A1C of 5.7 is too low and it needs to be ideally 6.4%. I told him we can work on the lows but not at the expense of raising my A1C. I feel horrible when high and I’m not going there just so my average can be higher. Work on the problem at hand. Don’t create another one to solve this one.
Especially since the lows in all likelihood have to do with bolusing, not basal settings. At least for me, I NEVER run low due to basal rates alone—I have those dialed in quite well and it’s not that hard to do. But after 38 yrs I still find it easy to get a meal bolus wrong, or have things work out such that I have bolus insulin on board when I’m going for a bike ride. Figuring out why and when you tend to overshoot on blousing would be more to the point.
Mine TIR is set to 80-140. Clarity says my TIR for the last 7 days was 97%. Yippee!
Have not downloaded in a while. Cannot answer question,
75%… it’s been a tough time for my family the last month, I’m usually closer to 80-82% TIR. Doing well regardless because new insulin tech is so very accommodating to changes in my needs.
90% according to t:connect using the 70 to 180 range
In any month I can range from 70-90% time in range, there rarely is a pattern for highs or lows for me
Mine was 74% for Dexcom. This has been a rough week for BGs and had to change my profile during the night. Target Range: Day (6:00 AM – 10:00 PM): 70-180 mg/dL Night (10:00 PM – 6:00 AM): 80-150 mg/dL
I set 90% because I have to work to meet it, that is, I have to avoid long hypo’s and really try to avoid being over 180 post meal. Push notifications from Dexcom have really helped me to work hard to avoid post meal above 180.