You can check your a1c without pricking your finger by using a continuous glucose monitor, earlobe tests, Freestyle Libre, SugarBEAT skin patch, and Occuity Indigo.
The SugarBEAT skin patch measures your blood glucose levels by passing a low level electric current across your skin.
The patch is attached to a transmitter which sends data to your phone.
Occuity Indigo is a device that sends a beam of light into the eye and measures the light which bounces back to infer glucose levels.
Earlobe tests check blood glucose levels through your ear lobes.
The Freestyle Libre is a device that uses a small sensor that is inserted under your skin and a reader device which scans the sensor to check your blood sugar levels.
Some people have an increase of A1c as they age and some peoples A1c levels stay normal as they age.
Higher levels of A1c can be a function of higher prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in older people.
An A1c level of 6.6 sometimes requires medication.
However there's really no certain A1c level that requires a person to be on medication.
Although an A1c level of 6.5% or higher is an indicator of diabetes and some people may need to start taking medicine for an A1c under 6.5%
Other people with an A1c over 6.5% are not prescribed any medication.
The A1C level that damage starts is when your A1C level is 9% or higher .
A1C levels above 9% increase the risk of long term diabetes complications like kidney failure, nerve damage and blindness.
Stroke level A1C is above 6.8% to 7.0%
The higher your A1C number, the higher your blood glucose levels have been during the past 3 months.
High levels of blood glucose can harm your heart, blood vessels, kidneys, feet, and eyes.
The A1C goal for many people with diabetes is below 7%.
Your A1C if your average blood sugar is 140 should be 7.8
The American Geriatrics Society recommends a goal a1c of 7.5-8% in older patients with moderate comorbidities and life expectancy less than 10 years;7 the American Diabetes Association recommends a more relaxed goal of 8-8.5% for older patients with complex medical issues
A good A1c for a 60 year old is 6.5% HbA1C and 47.5 Mmol
Healthy older adults – In the absence of any long-term clinical trial data in healthy, older populations and in those with life expectancy of >10 years, an A1C goal of <7.5 percent (58.5 mmol/mol) should be considered in medication-treated patients.
Things that will bring your A1C down quickly are exercise, medication such as Jardiance, eating right, managing stress.
Rybelsus is also another medication that can bring down your A1C quickly.
The best medication to lower A1C is Jardiance and SGLT2 inhibitors.
Glycated hemoglobin is a form of hemoglobin that is chemically linked to a sugar. Most monosaccharides, including glucose, galactose and fructose, spontaneously bond with hemoglobin when present in the bloodstream.
The cost of Jardiance at Walmart is $669.79 without an RX discount and with the SingleCare price the cost of Jardiance with SingleCare is $409.67
The average cost of the Jardiance oral tablet 10 mg is around $634.00 for a supply of 30 tablets, depending on the pharmacy you visit.
These prices of Jardiance are for cash-paying customers and are not valid with insurance plans.
The worst side effects of Jardiance are dehydration, low blood sugar, and serious infection as well as Ketoacidosis which means too much acid in your blood although Ketoacidosis is rare.
Hair loss is not a side effect of Jardiance although some medications can lead to hair loss.
Some side effects of Jardiance include
urinary tract infections (UTIs) and fungal (“yeast”) infections of the genitals.
More serious side effects of Jardiance include dehydration, low blood sugar, and serious infection. Ketoacidosis (too much acid in the blood) is also possible but rare.
Jardiance is an antidiabetic medication used to improve glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes.
However Jardiance is not recommended for type 1 diabetes. It is taken by mouth.
Jardiance is a prescription medicine used to: lower blood sugar along with diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes. reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have known cardiovascular disease.
In addition to lowering blood sugar and heart-related risks, Jardiance has been found to potentially help with weight loss.
This is an off-label use.
In one study, people with Type 2 diabetes lost an average of more than 2% to 3% of their body weight while taking Jardiance over 24 weeks (close to 6 months).
Steglatro and Jardiance are in the same drug class as each other but the Steglatro is not the same drug as Jardiance.
Jardiance is an oral medication that can be used to lower your blood sugar and also reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes alongside other medications, dietary changes, and exercise. It is associated with an increased risk of infections, low blood pressure, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
Steglatro is also an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels.
Ertugliflozin works by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream.
Steglatro is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Steglatro is not for treating type 1 diabetes.