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A1C is measured as a percentage and reflects your average blood sugar over the past 2-3 months; in Canada, an A1C level of 6.5% or higher means that a person has diabetes. A level of 6.0 – 6.4% indicates prediabetes.

In general, experts suggest an A1c of 7.0% or less for most adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who aren't pregnant. Before meals, the suggested target blood glucose range is 4.0 to 7.0 millimoles per litre (mmol/L). At 2 hours after meals, it is lower than 5.0 to 10.0 mmol/L.

A fasting blood sugar level of 99 mg/dL or lower is normal, 100 to 125 mg/dL indicates you have prediabetes, and 126 mg/dL or higher indicates you have diabetes.

Notable updates to the Standards of Care in Diabetes─2023 include: Emphasis on supporting higher weight loss (up to 15%) based on the efficacy of and access to newer medications when appropriate. New recommendations related to sleep health and physical activity in people with diabetes.

New 2023 hypertension and lipid targets For low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in patients with diabetes, the ADA recommends now a target of less than 70 mg/dL or no greater than 55 mg/dL, depending on the individual's cardiovascular risk. The 2023 standards also have new therapeutic lipid targets.

The ADA now recommends that adults who do not have diabetes symptoms should be screened for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes starting at age 35. This change comes after the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lowered its recommended screening age from 45 to 35 years in August, 2021.

The goal for most adults with diabetes is an A1C that is less than 7%. If your A1C level is between 5.7 and less than 6.5%, your levels have been in the prediabetes range. If you have an A1C level of 6.5% or higher, your levels were in the diabetes range.

Who and what's covered? OHIP+ covers more than 4,400 drug products for anyone age 24 years or under automatically with an Ontario health card number. This includes and diabetic testing strips for measuring blood sugar.