| In reading the article linked by kgm0612, I was impressed once again with what good control the participants in this website seem to acheive compared to the supposed average.
"only 33% of U.S. patients withdiabetes achieved AACE's recommended glycated hemoglobin (A1C) goal of≤6.5%"
and
"Although there are not good data to tell us the mean A1C in the U.S.,diabetes experts often estimate that it is 8.5–9%."
I appreciate that my doctor has always been supportive in what I _have_ achieved, and matter-of-factly encouraged me to try to do a little _better_. It is rewarding that the lower I have gotten my BG levels and A1c, the better I have felt. | 
