Just a quick note here about A1C calculations using your GB logged readings. How accurate this is (as compared to A1C testing done by your doctor or lab) is HIGHLY dependent on when exactly you take your readings
For example, I tend to take my readings shortly before it is getting towards time to eat (being concerned somewhat about low blood sugars), instead of taking them within a couple hours after I eat. As you are aware, the A1C done by the lab, measures ALL blood sugar levels throughout the whole 24 hours of every day, for approximately the past 90 days.
Therefore, as you can see in my case, those blood glucose levels that the lab A1C takes into account, are not being tested for or logged on my GB. Consequently, the A1C I get here on my GB, is about 1% lower then the actual A1C I get from my lab.
Alternatively, if a person tends to take their readings shortly after they eat, for the most part, they are probably likely to get a somewhat higher A1C from the calculation here at GB, then they will on their actual lab A1C.
Perhaps this is already obvious to everybody, but I thought it would be worth noting just in case.
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