Tips to Lower A1C

By Pat Prijatel

Has your health-care provider recommended lowering your A1C? These tips will help you get on track. Nourishing meal plans, physical activity, and appropriate medication are the keys to living healthfully with diabetes. Easier said than done, you say? These tips can help.

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Tips to Lower A1C

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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I too am a Hispanic & diabetic. I agree with cnieves that the foods we were raised on & know how to ...... more

I too am a Hispanic & diabetic. I agree with cnieves that the foods we were raised on & know how to cook are not always whats recommended in a diabetic diet. It's a struggle to know what to prepare especially for the evening meal when you feel like everything you touch is going to raise your blood sugar.

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