Good
A1C goal
Normal non
diabetic person’s glycated
hemoglobin percentage will be about 5%. So for diabetics a range of
less than 7% is a good A1C goal.
Good A1C test goal
The A1C
range depends upon how well they maintain their blood glucose level, if
maintained well it will be near normal range around 5%, if not the
value will be vary up to as high as 25% if diabetes is badly out of
control for a long time.
For
most people with diabetes, the A1C goal of less than 7 is a good
choice. If your A1C is higher than 7 means that you have a greater
chance of diabetes complications. Strive to lower your A1C by any
amount can improve your chances of staying healthy.
| Level
of control |
A1C
number |
| Normal |
6
or less |
| Goal |
less
than 7 |
| Need
action |
7
or more |
A1C test frequency
Once
diagnosed
as diabetes then it is good to have at least two A1C test per year. If
you are very health concern then it is best to have A1C test for every
3 months and strive to maintain the value near normal (around 5%). If
maintain the A1C value near normal then you can avoid most of the
diabetes complications.
Achieve A1C goal
Even if the
results are not up to your expectation then you can discuss with your
health care team to design or modify your diabetes treatment to achieve
your goal.
Also the ordinary blood glucose test will provide
only current blood glucose level, if one gets treatment or modify
treatment based on this test results. Then there is more chance to end
up with a false treatment, may be the blood has high or low glucose
level at that instant.
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