Objective: To evaluate the relationship between continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-measured time-in-range 70-180 mg/dL (TIR) and time-in-tight-range 70-140 mg/dL (TITR). Methods: TIR and TITR were calculated from CGM data collected using blinded or unblinded Dexcom sensors from 9 studies with 912 participants with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and 2 studies with 184 participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The TIR-TITR relationship was assessed overall and stratified by coefficient of variation (CV) and by time below range <70 mg/dL (TBR). Results: The correlation between TIR and TITR was 0.94. TITR was higher for a given TIR for T2D compared with T1D. However, after adjusting for the differences in CV or TBR, both of which were higher with T1D than T2D, the differences were minimized. The TIR-TITR relationship was nonlinear, with a higher ratio of TITR:TIR observed as TIR increased ranging from 0.42 when TIR was 20% to 0.66 when TIR was 80%. Similarly, as TITR increased, the ratio of TIR:TITR decreased, varying from 2.6 with TITR of 10% to 1.3 for TITR of 70%. The TIR-TITR relationship varied according to CV and TBR, such that the higher the CV or higher the amount of TBR the greater was TITR for a given TIR. Conclusions: TIR and TITR are highly correlated, although the relationship is nonlinear. With knowledge of TIR, TITR can be estimated with reasonable precision.
Keywords: Continuous glucose monitoring; Time-in-range; Time-in-tight-range; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes.