Diabetes: Know Your Goal Numbers

Blood sugar

• A1C or eAG

Less than 7.0% or lower than 154 mg/dL

• Premeal blood sugar

80-130 mg/dL

• Postmeal blood sugar (1 to 2 hours after meal starts)

Lower than 180 mg/dL

Blood pressure

Less than 130/80 mmHg (a lower number may be advised)

Blood lipids

Talk with your healthcare team about your current blood lipid levels and what goal numbers are right for you.

• LDL ("bad" cholesterol)

• HDL ("good" cholesterol)

• Triglycerides

Urinary albumin to creatinine ratio

Lower than 30 mg

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

Higher than 60 mL/min

Weight

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