The Canadian Diabetes Association has become Diabetes Canada*
A1C Target for most patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Continue to answer the questions below for a patient specific A1C target recommendation
Patient specific A1C target recommendation
Avoid symptomatic hyper- or hypoglycemia; A1C not recommended.
What is the patient's age?
Is the patient female or male?
What type of diabetes does the patient have?
Is the patient with diabetes pregnant or desiring pregnancy?
How would you classify the patient's level of function? (See Ch 37: Fig 1. Clinical Frailty Scale)
Which of the following therapies is the patient with diabetes on?
Does the patient with diabetes have recurrent episodes of severe hypoglycemia or hypoglycemic unawareness?
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