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By Pat Prijatel
Diabetes control comes with a slew of numbers to remember, but the A1C level is perhaps the most important. As a measure of your average blood glucose readings for the past 120 days, the A1C gives a long-term and precise picture of the amount of glucose in your blood. A lower number is better. An ideal A1C for people with diabetes is lower than 7 percent, which means an average glucose of 170 mg/dl.
Are your readings higher than 7 percent? Use these tips to help get your number down in the target range.

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