One way for you to check on your blood sugar is to have a home testing kit – you can use this kit whenever you want to see how high your blood sugar is. The home testing kit for diabetes is convenient and you can get immediate results from it.

The A1C blood test is a little different – it tells you what your blood sugar levels have been over the past two or three months. Red blood cells in your body contain the memory of your previous blood sugar levels. They have A1C, which is a combination of glucose (sugar) and hemoglobin (a chemical protein in your blood which hooks up with sugar).

A red blood cell lives for one hundred and twenty days. The average age of blood cells taken in the A1C blood test will be about half that – sixty days, so that A1C blood test will tell you what your blood sugar has been like for the past two or three months.

Your doctor will help you to understand the results of your A1C blood test. With the results of the A1C blood test you can find out whether your current program of exercise and diet is working for you. You can see whether the insulin shots that you are taking are having enough effect. The A1C blood test gives you a clearer picture of your health and lets you make the best plans for your future!