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What's this?

Simply put, it's a 3 month avg of your blood sugar level.

while sugar levels constantly change, the is a baseline that one shoots for at certain times of the day.

Doctors like the A1C because it gives you a number that reflects sugar levels over 3 months.

You may have an awesome level when you go to the doctor, but overall, a lousy 3 month average. The toughest is the regular (2-4x/day) testing, which is why the commercials emphasize doing so. You can adjust insulin based on those levels.

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Posted: 10/11/2017 at 2:51PM

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What is A1C? ** -- 133743Hokie 10/11/2017 2:16PM

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