| A 1% drop in A1C values will decrease complications by 40%. A normal non-diabetic has an A1C around 5% (roughly.) Therefore they want you to get as close to that non-diabetic value as possible but at the same time not having lots of lows that could be dangerous under certain circumstances.
I remember the days when a 10% A1C was EXCELLENT.
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●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
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~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
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