Is this normal range?

[Aurora_75]

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[canuck]

Hi Dawn, if the readings are 2 hr after dinner that is aweosme, for fasting (am) they now prefer them under 110. It is harder to keep am bg under 110 when a type II
What does his doc say, what is his last A1C do you know.
Thats awesome I bet compared to before. :wave

[Twisti]

His AC1 was okay....I dont know about the other...

Someone correct me if im wrong but we want our AC1 at %7 or under right?

[Coop2004]

Originally Posted by Twisti

His AC1 was okay....I dont know about the other...

Someone correct me if im wrong but we want our AC1 at %7 or under right?

Yes, A1C should be under 7.0. I believe in Canada, it's 6.0 and lower.

[canuck]

This is my understanding from research and my training but maybe you are told different from your docs.
USA standard for A1C is under 6.5 and in most other countries is under 6.1 which is non diabetic.Maybe 7 is still being told but many medical journals say 6.5????

Obviously, his will be lower now with his better blood glucose control, I personally would work towards a non-diabetic number as less complications, lower your chol and bp etc.

The trig is way way way tooo high.

I converted it to metric as don’t know your system but it was about 7.45 and should be under 2.03.

The trig and the ratio is the ones that indicate danger.

A1C under 6.1 controls all these.

If he is going why not ask doc for full gamant of tests but would need to call ahead of time.

Have you read Dr. Atkins new book on diabetes.

He says to get;
1.c reactive protien:checks level of inflammation in arteries: medical trtment is statins
2.Fibringoen: checks how thick blood is and how fast it clots, medical trtment is a baby aspirin a day
3.Homosysteciene level; checks to see levels, hi levels indicate heart attack could be pending, medical trtment is folic acid 2 gr a day.

If these show concerns then he could have a CT cardiac score to see how much calcification he has of deposits in heart etc.

This is what I do and I am not prescribing meds here but telling you in brief what Atkins et al suggest but best to discuss it with him and he with his doc.

Good luck, he is on right track but if tests show dangerous levels, still he may still need some meds.
There are alternative approaches too using vit and supplements, must research and read the books though.
:wave