Hi Devon, you’ve got company. I also registered 7.9 A1c (i.e. eAG = 180) last week. I, too, was hassled with the result. But not my endo. Said, I was doing “reasonably well”. Repeated what @ Natalie says: High peaks and valleys are worse than a higher than “normal” eAG (160-180) but I a tight band…
He agrees fluctuations indeed play a larger role in complications…I’ve got a lot of flack for saying this earlier, but I agree with @ bsc that all test results are just “data”.
Remember, at the end of the day, the A1c is only the average of your BS levels…So if you aggressively pursue an under 7 A1c goal but experience frequent lows and big spikes, you can still get a “good” average that’ll please your doctor but screw up your innards in the bargain.
I’ll go with bsc’s view: What really matters is how well you take care of yourself…
I’ve posted a lot of stuff about this on my blog if you care to look…Take care mate….
