3) And anyone with diabetes whose A1C is still 8.0 or above should continue to work to lower the A1C to the range of 7.0-7.9, and perhaps lower, and should be under the care and close supervision of a highly-skilled diabetes team. After all, it's very clear that blood sugar control reduces complications resulting from diabetes including eye, kidney, and nervous system diseases in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

