"My doctor told me that my A1c was too low. He said I should get it over 7 to reduce my risk of heart disease."
Too many patients who have worked really hard to get their hemoglobin A1c levels into normal ranges have been reporting experiences like that.
Why? Why would a doctor argue for higher A1c levels when study after study has shown the benefits of lower A1c levels, even in people who don't test diabetic?
The answer is the ACCORD study, which was stopped early because they found...
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