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A1C & You - Patient Education

What Does Your A1CNow+ Value Tell You?

Your Average Glucose Value over a 2-3 Month Period.
Your Average Glucose Value over a 2-3 Month Period
  • Your A1C score is an estimate of your average blood sugar level over the last 2 to 3 months. Approximately half of the score comes from the last 30 days. [2]
  • If your A1C is high, you and your doctor may discuss changes to your diet, exercise and possibly medications to help reduce your A1C, which could help reduce your risks.
  • It’s been shown that a 1% reduction in A1C may lower the risk of complications up to 40%*.[3]

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         * In non-pregnant adults ith type 2 diabetes.
  1. Nathan, DM, Kuenen, Borg, R, Zheng, H, Schoenfeld, D, Heine, RJ. "Translating the A1C Assay Into Estimated Average Glucose Values" Diabetes Care Volume 32 (8), August 2008.08;31:1-6.
  2. Calisti L, Tognetti S. Measure of glycosylated hemoglobin. Acta Biomed 2005; 76(Suppl 3): 59–62.
  3. Stratton IM, Adler Al, Neil AW, et al.  Association of glycaemia with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 35): prospective observational study, BMJ. 2000;321:405-412.
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