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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2305743" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>A lot of people have different targets, according to their circumstances, The UK's main target level for T1s seems to be 48 (or 6.5% in old units) , but a pregnant T1 might have a target lower than that and someone who has reduced hypo awareness might have a higher one (my doctor prefers me to keep above 50).</p><p></p><p>And some people's bodies seem to tolerate higher levels better than others, so your target can be influenced by the onset of complications, which mean you need to run your levels a bit lower. </p><p></p><p>And if you'd been regularly running an hba1c of 70 then you'd probably be very happy to attain one of 60, so it all depends on the person.</p><p></p><p>And you can argue that TIR (time in range) is a lot more important than hba1c since you can mask high blood sugar levels by having a lot of hypos. The technology for young T1s like you has improved dramatically in the last decade (eg continuous glucose monitors, pumps etc). Also, the screening and treatment for diabetic issues (eg eyes) seems to have improved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2305743, member: 372717"] A lot of people have different targets, according to their circumstances, The UK's main target level for T1s seems to be 48 (or 6.5% in old units) , but a pregnant T1 might have a target lower than that and someone who has reduced hypo awareness might have a higher one (my doctor prefers me to keep above 50). And some people's bodies seem to tolerate higher levels better than others, so your target can be influenced by the onset of complications, which mean you need to run your levels a bit lower. And if you'd been regularly running an hba1c of 70 then you'd probably be very happy to attain one of 60, so it all depends on the person. And you can argue that TIR (time in range) is a lot more important than hba1c since you can mask high blood sugar levels by having a lot of hypos. The technology for young T1s like you has improved dramatically in the last decade (eg continuous glucose monitors, pumps etc). Also, the screening and treatment for diabetic issues (eg eyes) seems to have improved. [/QUOTE]
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