Diabetes: A1C conversion table

[Pages:2]diabetes: A1C conversion table

The A1C test gives you an average of your child's blood sugar control for the last 3 months. The A1C helps tell a person's risk of having complications from diabetes.

Target A1C: In the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2019, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends children and teens have an A1C target of less than 7.5 percent. They recommend non-pregnant adults have a target A1C of less than 7 percent. The ADA does state that A1C targets should be individualized to each person by his/her doctor. Your child's doctor will look at the following before giving a target specific to your child.

? Age

? Risk for low blood sugar and if he/she can tell when having a low

? How long has he/she had diabetes

? If he/she has complications

green = goal yellow = caution/higher than recommended red = concern/discuss with your diabetes doctor

A1C (%)

5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.0

average blood sugar

97 100 103 105 108 111 114 117 120 123 125 128 131 134 137 140 143 146 148 151 154 157 160 163 166 169 171 174 177 180 183

A1C (%)

8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.1

average blood sugar

186 189 192 194 197 200 203 206 209 212 214 217 220 223 226 229 232 235 237 240 243 246 249 252 255 258 260 263 266 269 272

A1C (%)

11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.0

Over 14

average blood sugar

275 278 280 283 286 289 292 295 298 301 303 306 309 312 315 318 321 324 326 329 332 335 338 341 344 346 349 352 355

Too high to measure

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