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For older adults with diabetes, having a more stable hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level over time may be associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer disease and dementia, a new study finds.
In older patients, clinical practice guidelines by the American Geriatrics Society recommend, in frail patients who have a life expectancy of less than 5 years, a target a Hb A1c of 8% is appropriate as the risk of very low blood sugar outweighs the long term benefits of a lower A1c. [16]
Normal A1C for people without diabetes is below 5.6 percent, Dr. Peterson says. Levels between 5.7 percent and 6.5 percent suggest prediabetes, and an A1C of 6.5 percent or higher puts you in the ...
Results from large trials in 2008–09 suggested that a target below 53 mmol/mol (7.0 DCCT %) for older adults with type 2 diabetes may be excessive: Below 53 mmol/mol, the health benefits of reduced A1c become smaller, and the intensive glycemic control required to reach this level leads to an increased rate of dangerous hypoglycemic episodes.
Being 45 or older Health conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol , metabolic syndrome, or sleep apnea Having a medical history of gestational diabetes, heart disease, or stroke
Prediabetes is a component of metabolic syndrome and is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels that fall below the threshold to diagnose diabetes mellitus.It usually does not cause symptoms but people with prediabetes often have obesity (especially abdominal or visceral obesity), dyslipidemia with high triglycerides and/or low HDL cholesterol, and hypertension. [1]
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