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nyrnyr1994 Donating Member (525 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:35 AM
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(Reuters Health) Blood Sugar Control Improved in U.S. Diabetics
09-JAN-2008
Blood Sugar Control Improved in U.S. Diabetics

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of U.S. adults with diabetes who have their blood sugar levels under control, as indicated by glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) levels of less 7 percent, increased between 1999 and 2004, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Dr. Earl S. Ford, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues examined trends in blood sugar (glycemic) control among U.S. adults with diabetes using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

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http://www.diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarticle.jsp?storyId=16740789&filename=20080109/reuters20080109health00000013reutershealthewEDIT.xml


I finally got close to that goal for the A1C, 7.2% last week!
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 12:39 AM
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1. I'm at 6.7%
A little disappointed, I thought I had done better. I have got to do more exercising.
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