Associations of continuous glucose monitor derived time in range and glycaemic variability with diet lifestyle and demographics

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) provide detailed glucose profiles, but their relevance to health outcomes in individuals without diabetes remains unclear. Here we assess time in range (TIR<sub>3.9-5.6</sub> and TITR<sub>3.9-7.8</sub>) and glycaemic variability in individuals (N = 3,634; age 46 ± 12 y; 83% female; BMI 27 ± 6 kg/m²) from PREDICT 1 (NCT03479866), PREDICT 2 (NCT03983733), and PREDICT 3 (NCT04735835) without diabetes or prediabetes, and explore associations with demographic, diet, lifestyle, cardiometabolic markers, and predicted cardiovascular risk. Outcomes are non-pre-defined exploratory analyses. Higher TIR<sub>3.9-5.6</sub> is associated with lower HbA1c, OGTT glucose, carbohydrate intake, and higher protein intake. Sleep duration is inversely correlated with mean glucose. TIR<sub>3.9-5.6</sub> provided moderate discrimination for predicted ASCVD 10-year risk (AUC = 0.75). While CGM metrics show potential to capture some components of glycaemic physiology, longer-term health outcomes are required to demonstrate whether CGM monitoring has utility for health management in euglycaemic individuals.

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Nature Communications
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2026-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70308-3
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Diabetes Management and Research
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Associations of continuous glucose monitor derived time in range and glycaemic variability with diet lifestyle and demographics

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Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) provide detailed glucose profiles, but their relevance to health outcomes in individuals without diabetes remains unclear. Here we assess time in range (TIR<sub>3.9-5.6</sub> and TITR<sub>3.9-7.8</sub>) and glycaemic variability in individuals (N = 3,634; age 46 ± 12 y; 83% female; BMI 27 ± 6 kg/m²) from PREDICT 1 (NCT03479866), PREDICT 2 (NCT03983733), and PREDICT 3 (NCT04735835) without diabetes or prediabetes, and explore associations with demographic, diet, lifestyle, cardiometabolic markers, and predicted cardiovascular risk. Outcomes are non-pre-defined exploratory analyses. Higher TIR<sub>3.9-5.6</sub> is associated with lower HbA1c, OGTT glucose, carbohydrate intake, and higher protein intake. Sleep duration is inversely correlated with mean glucose. TIR<sub>3.9-5.6</sub> provided moderate discrimination for predicted ASCVD 10-year risk (AUC = 0.75). While CGM metrics show potential to capture some components of glycaemic physiology, longer-term health outcomes are required to demonstrate whether CGM monitoring has utility for health management in euglycaemic individuals.

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Harvard University (US), University of Nottingham (GB), King's College London (GB), Lund University (SE), Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Massachusetts General Hospital (US), ZOE (United Kingdom) (GB), Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB), University of Bath (GB)
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