Is Your Diabetes Controlled?

  For diabetics you should always know what is the value of your sugar control number. Your sugar control number is called hemoglobin A1c (or glycohemoglobin). This is the percentage of your red blood cells that are attached to sugar. This number should be <7%. The closer to 6.5% the better. As this number climbs over 7, kidney (nephropathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), and eye damage (retinopathy) become more apparent.

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