I stand by what I wrote –you call the ADA target figure of below 7% as too high; you may be interested to know the UK figure is “National guidelines are to have an HbA1c of less than 7.5%.” http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/sites/diabetes/tips/HbA1c.php
I prefer to deal with realistic targets that the average person has a hope of reaching. Motivation is a critical factor in lifestyle changing. Perhaps in the US you may have the luxury of the preferred lower targets. For most of the world, treatment is confined to a GP, if they are lucky, and treatment is based on what the government is willing to support.
Obviously we have different normals.
