Type 1 diabetes

Meeting time in range and time below range targets is not associated with psychological outcomes in type 1 or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes in the Hypo-METRICS study

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Cross-sectional analysis of the Hypo-METRICS study

Authors' conclusion

Meeting the composite target of time in range (TIR) >70% and time below range (TBR) <4% was not associated with differences in diabetes distress, fear of hypoglycaemia, depression, or anxiety in participants with type 1 (T1D) or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the Hypo-METRICS study.

Study context

Population
Participants with T1D or insulin-treated T2D in the Hypo-METRICS study
Exposure
Meeting composite TIR >70% and time below range (TBR) <4% target vs not meeting it
Outcome
Diabetes distress, fear of hypoglycaemia, depression, anxiety

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • Meeting TIR >70% and TBR <4% target not associated with differences in diabetes distress, fear of hypoglycaemia, depression or anxiety in T1D or insulin-treated T2D

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Participants reporting moderate-to-high diabetes distress
>50%

Original publication

Meeting time in range and time below range targets is not associated with psychological outcomes in type 1 or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes in the Hypo-METRICS study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 31 March 2026. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2026.113220

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