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Can it be dangerous to push your HbA1c too low if you have type 2 diabetes?
Several studies have tried to answer that question. In one study, over ten thousand people with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into two groups:
What HbA1c level should I be aiming for if I have diabetes?
When researchers have followed groups of people for many years and compared how many of them had heart attacks or damage to their eyes, kidneys, or nerves, they found that there was a strong relationship between all of those problems and what the average HbA1c was during that time.
How do I compare the average blood glucose levels from my meter to HbA1c?
Many blood glucose meters will tell you what your average has been in the past fourteen or thirty days.
What is glycosylated hemoglobin (or hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c)?
Hemoglobin is a protein inside all of your red blood cells. It helps carry oxygen to your tissues to keep you healthy. Every day your body makes a few million new red blood cells in your bone marrow.
Why is smoking so much worse for you if you have diabetes?
I know this will sound harsh, but I am going to say it anyway. If you have diabetes and you knowingly and willingly continue to smoke, you must have a death wish.
If I think I might have diabetes, what are the best screening tests to get?
To diagnose diabetes officially, you need to have your blood tested two separate times. If your blood glucose is taken after a ten-hour overnight fast and is higher than 125 mg/dL (6.9 mmol/L) on two occasions, then you have diabetes.