Treatment Targets
- Fasting glucose levels refer to your sugar levels after 8 hours of not eating anything
- Post-prandial glucose levels refer to your blood sugars after you have a meal
- A1c refers to your bodies average blood sugars over the past 3 months
- The following are target ranges for each reading;
- Fasting glucose 4-7 mmol/L
- Usually tested in the morning prior to breakfast
- Post-prandial glucose 8-10 mmol/L
- Target for A1c is usually < 7.0%, but see below information from the Canadian Diabetes
- Fasting glucose 4-7 mmol/L
Guidelines:
