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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paulliljeros" data-source="post: 1197074" data-attributes="member: 220050">If  you know what your average BG is, you can calculate you A1c using the calculator : <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html</a>Unfortunately, as [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] states the only way you can get your average BG is with lots of finger prick tests, or CGM.  I use the Animas Vibe + Dexcom loaded into diasend, and this provides the average BG over any period of time, allowing me to predict my A1c.  I will know in the next few days how accurate it is when I get the results of my latest A1c!You can also buy home kits for A1c testing, but the ones I looked at were a couple of hundred pounds for 10 tests, but had to be kept in the fridge and lasted less than 12 months - it was a false economy for me.It is far more important to know where the BG is, and where it is heading, rather than where it has been.</blockquote>

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