# Glucometrics and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Insights From the Correlation of Time in Range (CorrelaTIR) Study in Real-World Settings

## TL;DR

The study found that better blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes patients is linked to improved diabetes-related quality of life and fewer emergency room visits.

## Contribution

This study provides real-world evidence linking time in range with diabetes-related quality of life and healthcare resource use in T1DM patients.

## Key findings

- Higher TIR was significantly associated with better diabetes-related quality of life.
- Higher TIR correlated with fewer emergency room visits.
- TIR was not linked to general quality of life or treatment satisfaction.

## Abstract

Background

This study aimed to measure the association between time in range (TIR) and other continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-derived glucometrics, quality of life (QoL), healthcare resource use (HCRU), and costs in persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in routine clinical practice in Spain.

Methods

This observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study evaluated persons with T1DM who received insulin via multiple daily injections. The study collected data on the participants (demographic and clinical), the use of the CGM devices, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for general and diabetes-related QoL, treatment satisfaction, work productivity and activity impairment, HCRU, and costs. Data were analysed descriptively. The Spearman correlation coefficient was used to measure the association between glucometrics and PROs, HCRU and costs.

Results

Participants (N=114) had a mean age (standard deviation) of 44.53 (14.39) years, were 50.88% men, and 53.51% had glycated haemoglobin ≤7%. A higher TIR was significantly associated with better diabetes-related QoL but not with general QoL. HCRU and PRO scores for treatment satisfaction and work productivity and activity impairment showed no correlation with TIR. Higher TIR correlated with a lower number of emergency room visits.

Conclusion

Good glycaemic control (high TIR) is favourably associated with some aspects of diabetes-related QoL.