‘We're taught green is good’: Perspectives on time in range and time in tight range from youth with type 1 diabetes, and parents of youth with type 1 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
The wealth of CGM data creates frequent opportunities for assessing diabetes management and carries implications for management burden. Input from people with type 1 diabetes and their families will be critical in considering a shift in glycaemic goals and targets.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents with T1D and parents of youth with T1D using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM); experiences with time in range (TIR) goals and reactions to time in tight range (TITR)
- Participants
- 30 adolescents
- Comparison
- Parents vs Adolescents
- Parentsn = 19
- Adolescentsn = 11
- Outcome
- Experiences with TIR goals and reactions to TITR
Methodological detailssemi-structured interviews, focus groups, content analysis, Interviews and groups audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using content analysis
- Semi-structured interviews
- Focus groups
- Content analysis
- Interviews and groups audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using content analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Participants had varying levels of understanding of TIR; some developed personally preferred glucose ranges
- Parents often aimed to surpass 70% TIR
- Many described stress and disappointment when not meeting a TIR goal
- Concerns about TITR: increased stress and burden, risk of hypoglycaemia, family conflict
- Some said TITR would not change daily lives; others said it would improve diabetes management
- Families requested care team support and a clear scientific rationale for TITR
Original publication
‘We're taught green is good’: Perspectives on time in range and time in tight range from youth with type 1 diabetes, and parents of youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabet Med. Published 8 August 2024. doi:10.
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