Brice > wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 01:11:40 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> > wrote:
>
>> Brice > wrote:
>>> On Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:38:48 -0500, Boron Elgar
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 20:15:45 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I?m no doctor but I am a T2, and I agree with that! My last A1C was 5.4.
>>>>
>>>> Guidelines have recently been revised based on long term studies of
>>>> risks and benefits. The suggestion used to be lower HbA1C levels in
>>>> thinking that it would help reduce microvascular complications.
>>>> Studies have not borne that out, thought so...
>>>>
>>>> T2 goals are now between 7.0 and 8.0.
>>>>
>>>> http://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/26...nt-adults-type
>>>
>>> Well, there you go.
>>>
>>
>> Relevant article, thank you. I think it bears noting that A1C targets for
>> those diagnosed and being treated for diabetes are higher than used to
>> diagnose diabetes.
>
> It's clearly not as black and white as you thought.
>
It is very black and white. Even if considered a €śgood€ť level for a
diabetic, its still indicative of having diabetes. That is all.