tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19598651.post4375915411959443093..comments2008-07-30T09:00:48.149-07:00Dr. Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401603517570061890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19598651.post-24984701693852037272008-07-30T09:00:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:00:00.000-07:00Since 1991 I have had no hospital admissions and less than a half percent advancing complications by focusing on everything else but A1c. That did result in good values however.Dr. Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401603517570061890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19598651.post-13299180429781277292008-07-30T06:51:00.000-07:002008-07-30T06:51:00.000-07:00It is hard to believe that we would not want our A1c to be normal as a person without diabetes.<BR/>I think it of more concern how we get to normal. Eating high carb diets and taking industral doses of medications is certainly not the way to get to normal.<BR/><BR/>The Epic-Norfolk study showed that even with an a1c of 6% over 5% increases your risk for cardiovascular death by 28%.<BR/><BR/>Steve Freed, R.Ph., CDE<BR/>Publisher<BR/>www.diabetesincontrol.comStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04474032527600197182noreply@blogger.com