A hemoglobin A1C test is a test that indicates a patients average blood glucose level over approximately a 3 month period. In many Type II Diabetes cases the goal or objective is to keep the A1C below 7%. Although the A1C is really important, it is also really important for a patient to check their blood sugar daily. Checking your blood sugar daily will help you manage your Type II Diabetes and will help you maintain your blood sugar. A normal fasting blood sugar (first thing in the morning before eating) is between 85-100. Most Type II Diabetes patients will have fasting blood sugars over this range.

Although the A1C is really important, it’s our opinion that it’s also important for us to find the possible driving force of what is causing the diabetes. If we just maintain a patient’s blood sugar by monitoring fasting sugars or by A1C, the disease can still progress. We feel that to make real changes and progress we must look at what is causing the problem. What physiological or chemical imbalances are driving the disease. When we can address if from this stand point we can see some real changes.

Dr. Anderson, DC

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Article by Dr. Dean Anderson, DC. Denver, Colorado’s Type 2 Diabetes Professional