Table 1. Glycemic Goals for Patients with Diabetes

Table 1. Glycemic Goals for Patients* with Diabetes

	Goal	Action Recommended
Pre-prandial glucose	80-120 mg/dl	< 80 mg/dl or > 140 mg/dl
Bedtime glucose	100-140 mg/dl	< 100 mg/dl or > 160 mg/dl
Hemoglobin A_1c	<7%	>8%

*Non-pregnant patients
Adapted from Diabetes Care 1998;21(Suppl 1):S23-31.

Click Here to Return to Article