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DexCom, Nick Jonas and Leading Diabetes Nonprofits Launch Initiative to Help Improve the Lives of People With Diabetes
Time in range is a powerful metric for modern diabetes management—but a new survey finds not enough people with diabetes know about it or are using it1 The
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nTime in range is a powerful metric for modern diabetes management—but a new survey finds not enough people with diabetes know about it or are using it1\n\n\nThe Global Movement for Time in Range is an educational effort to broaden awareness of time in range and its benefits for people with diabetes and their healthcare providers\n\n\nVisit WhenInRange.com to learn more about the movement and how to get involved \n\n\n SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nDexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM), the global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, announced today the launch of The Global Movement for Time in Range, an awareness and education campaign to improve the understanding and accelerate the adoption of time in range as the standard of care in diabetes management.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210624005329/en/Nick Jonas, the Global Movement for Time in Range (Photo: Business Wire)\nThis new, global effort led by Dexcom and multi-platinum recording artist, actor and philanthropist Nick Jonas, includes the support of Beyond Type 1, an organization Nick co-founded, Children with Diabetes, College Diabetes Network, JDRF International and Taking Control of Your Diabetes.\n\nA recent survey found that despite its clinical and quality-of-life benefits, the majority of people with insulin-treated diabetes are not using time in range1—a powerful metric for modern diabetes management—and in many cases, it’s because they don’t know about it.1\n\nTime in range is the percentage of time spent with glucose levels in a target range,2 defined by the T1D Outcomes Program and the International Consensus on Time in Range as 70-180 mg/dL. With time in range, it’s easier to understand how to improve glycemic control and make treatment decisions based on continuous trends in glucose levels instead of relying solely on the three-month average that a traditional A1C test provides.\n\n“This movement is about coming together and giving people with diabetes the tools and resources to help them feel healthier and live the life they want,” said Nick Jonas. “Having lived with Type 1 diabetes for more than half of my lifetime, I know how much better I feel when my glucose levels stay within a set range, and it’s time for the diabetes community at large to re...