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Diabetes: Know Your Goal Numbers

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Diabetes Tests Worksheet

Tests

ADA (American Diabetes Association) Targets

Current Numbers

My Goal

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

 

 

 

Next checkup date:

Data supported by: Standards of Care in Diabetes - 2025. Diabetes Care. January 2025 S133, S209, S215, and S297

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