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Average glucose levels before and after meals for specified A1C levels

Average glucose levels before and after meals for specified A1C levels
  A1C percentage (mmol/mol)
5.5-6.49
(37-47)		 6.5-6.99
(48-52)		 7.0-7.49
(52-58)		 7.5-7.99
(58-64)		 8.0-8.5
(64-69)
Estimated average glucose as mg/dL (95% CI)
111-139 140-153 154-168 169-182 183-197
Pre-breakfast 122
(117-127)		 142
(135-150)		 152
(143-162)		 167
(157-177)		 178
(164-192)
Pre-lunch 113
(108-117)*		 127
(121-133)*		 147
(139-155)		 140
(132-149)*		 167
(151-182)
Pre-supper 119
(115-123)		 145
(138-152)		 155
(148-162)		 163
(153-173)		 186
(168-205)
Post-breakfast 150
(144-157)		 177
(170-184)		 192
(181-203)		 206
(193-219)		 219
(204-234)Δ
Post-lunch 140
(135-145)		 158
(151-164)		 172
(164-180)		 181
(170-191)		 194
(178-209)
Post-supper 142
(136-146)		 159
(152-166)		 169
(162-177)		 182
(171-193)		 211
(195-227)
A1C: glycated hemoglobin.
* p<0.05 comparing mean pre-lunch glucose with pre-breakfast and pre-supper.
¶ p<0.05 comparing mean post-breakfast glucose with post-lunch and post-supper.
Δ p<0.05 comparing mean post-breakfast glucose with post-lunch.
From: American Diabetes Association. Wei N, Zheng H, Nathan DM. Empirically establishing blood glucose targets to achieve HbA1C goals. Diabetes Care 2014; 34:1048. American Diabetes Association, 2014. Copyright and all rights reserved. Material from this publication has been used with the permission of American Diabetes Association.
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