A target isn't a single number. It's a band — with edges, and with policies for what to do at each edge. Most people aim at a number. Fluent people aim at a band.
Today's idea
The American Diabetes Association recognizes 70–180 mg/dL as a standard time-in-range band, with a tighter 70–140 band added in the 2026 Standards of Care. The Pro Tip series has long worked within an even more personal frame: a wide band with conscious policies for what to do near the top, near the bottom, and in the middle.
The Pro Tip series captures it this way:
A target isn't a single point. It's a band with conscious edges — and the work of management is mostly recognizing when you're approaching an edge, not constantly chasing a single number.
From Pro Tip 1007
What a band gives you that a single number doesn't: room to breathe in the middle and clear thinking at the edges. You're not constantly correcting toward a single goal. You're noticing when you're approaching the edges and adjusting toward the middle. Defining your own band — in conversation with your care team — is one of the most freeing moves in diabetes management.
My target is a band, not a point. I have room to move.
Today, think about what your personal band looks like. Where do you start to feel concerned at the top? At the bottom? You don't have to set anything in stone. Just notice your edges.
Pro Tip 1007 — Bump and Nudge
What do I notice about my own edges — where I get concerned, and where I feel okay?