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Your Guide to Diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2

Blood glucose targets for most people with diabetes
When Target levels My target levels

Before meals

90 to 130

______ to _____

1 to 2 hours after the start of a meal

less than 180

less than ______

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A1C results
Target for most people under 7
Time to change my diabetes care plan 8 or above
My last result __________
My target __________

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Blood pressure results
Target for most people with diabetes under 130/80
My last result ____________
My target ____________

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Target blood fat levels for people with diabetes
Total cholesterol under 200 My last result _____ My target _____
LDL cholesterol under 100 My last result _____ My target _____
HDL cholesterol above 40 (men) My last result _____ My target _____
  above 50 (women) My last result _____ My target _____
Triglycerides under 150 My last result _____ My target _____

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