#245 Defining Diabetes: Time In Range
Scott Benner
Defining Diabetes: Time In Range
Scott and Jenny Smith, CDE define the terms at the center of your type 1 diabetes care
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Scott Benner 0:00
In this episode of defining diabetes, Jenny Smith and I are going to define timing range. Defining diabetes is made possible by Dexcom on the pod and dancing for diabetes. Please remember that nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast should be considered advice, medical or otherwise, the Always consult a physician before becoming bold with insulin, or making any changes to your medical plan. Jenny, in the diabetes world, we are now hearing a lot more about the idea of being in range than the time that you're in that range. So when people hear those words, time and range, what does it mean?
Jennifer Smith, CDE 0:37
Really, it's a better visual of how much time you're spending within a within a target range, overall definition of of time and range, the range for that is about 70 to 180. That's overall, if you have your own range that you want to stick with, let's say you want to be 80 to 140, or 70 to 120, that would be your individual aimed timing range, right. And you can adjust that, you know, if you're using index calm, you can adjust your own settings. So that clarity reports give you your time, specifically in the range that you have requested to be. But the that it represents, overall, the amount or the percent of the overall glucose values that are ending up within that range that you want to be within. Okay, it's more important than a one fee. Ah, I am a professional. And time in range is more important to look at than a one C. Okay, so now if I said,
Scott Benner 1:42
You're saying between 70 and 180, and my time and you Those are the numbers, and my time range is is 100% in there, and I and my agency is out 6.4 you'd rather that be the truth than my eight one Cb 5.9. But I'm under 70 and over one at an appreciable amount of time.
Jennifer Smith, CDE 2:05
Right? Exactly, exactly. That's why the a one c it's a, it's a place to start. But now that we have the technology that we have, the glucose monitors the CGM, the things that give us so much more information than finger sticks and an A one C, the ability to visually see how much are we seeing within that range? And how much variance that's another standard deviation is how much variance? Do you see within that time and range? Are you gentle rolling hills? Or are you roller coastering? within your time in range?
Scott Benner 2:41
Don't jump ahead, forgetting sorry, deviation. Next, hold on. Here's a little note for any of you who have ever shared your time and range chart online without showing us what your top and bottom numbers were when you set it up. We don't care if you show us the numbers, the range you're staying in. That's impressive, but don't tell me Look, I've been arranged 100% of the day and not tell me you might have it set at 50 and 400. Yeah, okay. If you're gonna share online share everything. Defining diabetes on the Juicebox Podcast is brought to you by Dexcom on the pod and dancing for diabetes, there are links in the show notes and at Juicebox podcast.com to all the wonderful sponsors. But if you want to find out more about getting a free no obligation demo of the Omni pod, you can go to my omnipod.com forward slash juice box to get started on the Dexcom g six continuous glucose monitor dexcom.com forward slash juice box and to learn about the good that's being done at dancing for diabetes, go to dancing the number four diabetes.com Thanks for checking out the finding diabetes. Come back every Friday as Jenny and I break down a new word or phrase that is impacting your life with Type One Diabetes. Those of you on social media can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. And of course the podcast is available in every podcast player you can imagine and at Juicebox podcast.com. please consider sharing the show with a friend more even though enemy. I mean if they have type one diabetes, and you don't like them, they still deserve good blood sugar's Hey, one last thing I want to thank you the podcast continues to grow exponentially in downloads and subscribers month after month. Right now it's the middle of July. And the podcast already has more downloads in July of 2019 than it had just three months ago, in the entire month of April. And let me tell you something. There were a lot of downloads in April. You are growing a community and teaching people how to be healthier.
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