The use of diet and exercise in the management of diabetes and A1C levels kept at a healthy range significantly reduces the risk of developing complications of diabetes. A1C levels are given in percentage form, indicating the percent of hemoglobin A that has been converted by the presence of sugar into hemoglobin A1C. A1C percentage values can be converted into average blood glucose (mg/dL) which is often more familiar to patients. The American Diabetes Association’s ClinicalDiabetes journal uses the following values to assess diabetes control and health risk based on A1C. A1C less than or equal to 6% (135 mg/dL) shows an excellent degree of control of glucose and very low risk. 7% (170 mg/dL) is considered excellent with low risk while 8% (205 mg/dL) shows a good degree of control and good risk. Medium risk is 9% (240 mg/dL) with a fair degree of control. 10% AIC (275 mg/dL) …